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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Kauai Youth Citizen Council (KYCC) is a Countywide body of youth leaders representing their respective high schools (public, private and charter) along with college student mentors from Kauai Community College (KCC) and the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Program.

The primary goal is for Youth leaders to explore business, career, civic, and educational opportunities, and ensure that youth have a voice in the issues that affect them at the School, Community, and County levels. 

The program aim's to encourage positive, proactive youth engagement.

Official with officers, constitution and bylaws, Robert’s Rules of Order, projects and campaigns Http://www.youthonboard.org/bsac)

Convenes once or twice monthly

KYCC will develop and disseminate materials to help students understand their rights and responsibilities; and ways to engage proactively educational, business, civic and government systems

Inform Kauai County youth and their respective schools about relevant college, career, and countywide issues.

*A member of Kauai Youth Citizen Council (KYCC) also serves as a non-voting youth representative on the Kauai County Council (?)

Comprised of one youth leader and one alternate of every high school on Kauai (public, private and charter), along with student Representative/Mentor from KCC college community and the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Program.

Meet with the High School Principals and Superintendent, KCC Chancellor, Chamber of Commerce, County Council and the Mayor's office along with attention across the high schools to e sure youth engagement, sharing of youth perspectives on opportunities and issues influencing high school life, college, career, business, and county Council policies and initiatives.


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