Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) is the voice of Calgary’s youth and (just like YAA) a program of Child and Youth Friendly Calgary.
We research and work to improve the issues in Calgary that affect youth. In the past, we’ve tackled problems such as transportation, nutrition, and youth homelessness.
To give structure to the committee and allow us to complete as much as possible, MYC is broken into three subcommittees:
Committee 1 focuses on relating MYC to the city by attending events, endorsing city facilities as youth friendly, meeting with Aldermen, and planning a city-wide youth event. Look for updates on this nearer to June!
Committee 2 chooses a theme to focus on, researches the issue through various means, and presents a report to the Mayor. Last year’s issue was youth homelessness; this year, the committee is focusing on teen drinking and driving and focusing on a safe graduation.
Committee 3 is a media based committee, focusing on making podcasts about topical issues, interviewing people in Calgary, and producing videos.
All the committees are doing amazing things and discussing important issues that affect youth within Calgary. Pretty soon, you’ll see blogs right here on YAA from the members of MYC about city issues and things that are happening in regards to youth and government. They’re going to be really interesting and keep you up to date about what’s happening in our city!
That’s all for now, but keep looking for MYC to appear on YAA!
