It’s that time of year again – your opportunity to join the Mayor’s Youth Council!
The Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC), is a partnership between Child and Youth Friendly Calgary and The City of Calgary, and represents the voice of Calgary’s youth.
Each year members of the Mayor’s Youth Council (ages 13-18) choose topics relevant to youth and report their findings to the City of Calgary. This year Mayor’s Youth Council underwent restructuring, we currently have three committees, each with a different focus; community events/meetings with Alderman, research and education surrounding a youth issue in Calgary (last year it was homelessness) and a media committee, who do bimonthly podcasts (cool!) on topics of relevance to youth in Calgary, and this year will include blogging (on YAA!). Plus…you may even get to meet the Mayor!
This structure may change slightly this year and we’d love to have new members on board with ideas about activities and issues we can take on.
Large group meetings with all MYC members usually happen once a month (although this may change) and committee meetings are usually twice a month (sometimes more) – so you would end up having around 5-7 hours a month of volunteer commitment. When choosing members we consider age, what ward you live in, community and volunteer activities.
Check out the application form here, and if you have any questions, email myc@cyfc.ca