Be a civic leader, a voice for youth, and the solution for your school, neighborhood, and community. Join the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council (CMYC), the official, youth-driven, and interconnected student advisory council for City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Through the CMYC, high school students meet regularly to advise community leaders, represent and serve as a collective voice for young people, learn how to solve civic challenges, and join a diverse network of young civic leaders.

All local high school students are eligible to participate. CMYC welcomes students from public, charter, independent, religious, and home schools and youth organizations

LEARN MORE AT https://www.cltmeckyouth.org/projects

Youth Lead charlotte-mecklenburg

for emerging civic leaders in grades 9-11

High school students: want to learn how your community works…and how YOU can make a difference?

Apply to be part of the next Youth Lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg class. The youth civic leadership academy connects emerging leaders from different schools and backgrounds. Join a growing network of young civic leaders!

The GenerationNation program enables high school students to collaborate over a semester to learn how the community works, meet students from different schools and backgrounds, and develop knowledge and skills needed by a new generation of Charlotte-Mecklenburg civic leaders.

You’ll learn about local government, civic leadership, the community’s history and future, and about big topics in our city and schools including economic opportunity, equity, segregation, community-police relations, economic development, city planning and growth, student voice, and more! Make friends with students from different backgrounds and build your networks, civic leadership, and social capital.

Youth Lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg 2020 is the 6th year for the innovative youth civic leadership program. Participants meet approximately twice a month January-May with peers and community leaders. After completing YLCM, participants join a growing network of emerging civic leaders and continue their civic leadership on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council.

LEARN MORE AT http://generationnation.org/programs/youth-lead/#