Youth Seats on Boards and Commissions

Impact To The Community:

Youth have limited opportunities to not only have their voices heard, but to also play an active role in the decision making within their community. Decisions are made that impact youth and the future generations without youth’s shared experiences, insight on issues, and potential solutions. To ensure that all youth have the ability and opportunity to use their voice to make a positive impact within our community, there should be 2 youth seats required on boards and commissions that impact youth, so that we can create a balance between generations. The youth serving in these boards should be provided with stipends as well because valuing young people’s experiences, voice, and passion for social change means compensating them for their work.

Initiative:

There should be 2 youth seats required on boards and commissions that impact youth, so that we can create a balance between generations. The youth serving in these boards should be provided with stipends as well because valuing young people’s experiences, voice, and passion for social change means compensating them for their work. We recommend adding at least 2 youth seats to the following:
*Including, but not limited to:

• Arts and culture: 2 youth seats
• Bicycle advisory committee: 2 youth seats
• Citizens advisory board on police/community relations: 2 youth seats
• Citizens equal opportunity commission: 2 youth seats
• Commission on police practices: 2 youth seats
• Gang prevention and intervention commission: 2 youth seats
• Human relations commission: 2 youth seats
• Horton plaza theatre foundation: 2 youth seats
• Library commissioners board: 2 youth seats
• Mobility Board: 2 youth seats
• Sustainable energy advisory board: 2 youth seats
• Parks and Rec board: 2 youth seats