Photo credit: MLK Youth Council/RCF

Who We Are

We are youth ages 14-21 committed to serving and improving our community. The Youth Council operates primarily at the neighborhood level, and represents the area of Richmond known as “Nystrom.”

Nystrom includes parts of the Santa Fe and Coronado neighborhoods, and is bordered to the north by the Iron Triangle. The Youth Council also serves the larger Richmond community.

Mission

• To make the community a safer, healthier, and more family-friendly place to live; and
• To represent the youth perspective on matters of interest to Nystrom, including the Nystrom United ReVitalization Effort (NURVE); and
• To be role models who work to inspire young ones; and
• To be youth leaders who have a voice, help the community and schools, recruit others, and succeed in our lives