Program areas at National Youth Leadership Council
Youth as solutions:we believe Youth are uniquely equipped to solve some of the world's most pressing problems, starting in their own communities. In the last year, 53 youth-led teams composed of 106 Youth leaders & 62 adult leaders, engaged 988 Youth in service impacting more than 72,700 community members on issues related to education equity, teen driver safety, and community health. Together, yas teams reached more than 1,000,000 media impressions sharing important information like the promotores de salud (community health workers) at the latino student fund who advocated for those underrepresented in their community or peak charter school whose 9th grade second language learners developed messages to educate peers on distracted driving.
Visibility, convening, & advocacy:the 34th annual National service-learning conference convened nearly 400 Youth and adult attendees from 37 states & 3 countries. Attendees engaged in more than 100 learning sessions as well as a day of service that gave 600 hours of service back to the host community. Nylc lifted up the voices of young people through the power of young people podcast, reaching 6,565 listeners while nylc's new website launched with a robust readership at 117,000 pageviews. The leader monthly e-newsletter reached 3,469 readers and social media posts reached 135,908 impressions. Additionally, nylc participated in several coalitions, engaging state and community leaders to help advance the policies and practices that support service-learning.
Training & technical assistance:nylc's efforts this year strengthened service-learning globally. Nylc's certificate in service-learning instructional Leadership graduated 17 leaders representing nonprofits, higher education, & k-12 education. Through our work with the afterschool state networks, nylc impacted more than 200,000 young people in the states of Oregon, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Additionally, nylc directly trained 2,225 educators and 937 Youth through 102 activities indirectly reaching nearly 600,000 people.