Presentation for League of City's

1. West Valley Youth Council
Presented by:

2. Mission Statement
YOUTH ADVISORS
• We, the youth of the West • We, the advisors of the
Valley, will strive to provide West Valley, will provide
meaningful opportunities to and prepare our youth by
engage local students by; building a regional coalition
of young leaders,
mastering the concept of encouraging them in skill
networking, addressing building; leadership,
community and problem solving
government issues while communication/networking
becoming responsible , and teamwork as well as
leaders. mentor.

3. Goals
YOUTH ADVISORS
• Public Speaking • Ensure youth have a voice
• Resume Building • Ensure youth know that their
• Civic Engagement voice has an impact
• Project Management • Provide meaningful
opportunities to make an
• Leadership Development
impact
• Communication
• Recognize them as partners:
• Network respect, listen, and support
• Team Building them.
• Parliamentary Procedure • Meeting expectations
• Discussions and action on youth • Ensure success through the
• Relevant issues program

4. Why is it important to the West Valley?
• Municipalities realize budget savings & revenue
generation
• Improved indicators for well-being in youth
• Support future generations by promoting further
education
• Increase support for local & regiment initiatives
• Being identified as a youth friendly community
• Increase relationships through networking

5. Setting:
• Teen/Youth Advisory Boards
– Surprise is in the process of forming 2 groups
• Youth Summits
• Internships and employment opportunities
• Arizona League of Cities Youth sessions
• Governors Youth Advisory Commission
• Westmarc scholarships
• School communities:
– Clubs, Student Government, advisory groups

6. System/Structure
-“Big Picture”/Where it
Begins:
In our region each
community must collaborate to amend
our partnerships within west valley
cities in regards to making change
happen by youth taking action on west
valley issues planning and
implementation of community
projects, and the implementation of a
west valley youth summit.
Once each city works on a
initiative then the entirety of west
valley will accomplish and advance
their goal city-wide.

7. Structure & Strategy B
West Valley Youth Summit
• Collaborate on a
single initiative
• Continue
Formation of a West Valley
leadership Youth Council
development
• Network:
– Offer Identification of a West Valley
opportunities to Youth Initiative
engage with
local, state, and
federal leaders Development and
implementation of the Initiative

8. Structure & Strategy A
Presentations & Awards
Surprise
Youth
Initiative
Avondale Presentation Glendale
Youth Youth
Initiative Initiative
Presentation Presentation
Goodyear
Panel of Peoria Youth
Youth
Initiative
Initiative Judges Presentation
Presentation

9. Structure & Strategy A
Glendale
Youth
Initiative
Surprise Goodyear
Youth Youth
Initiative West Initiative
Valley
Youth
Council
Peoria Avondale
Youth Youth
Initiative Initiative

10. System/Structure
-”Objective”
Process Example
• West Valley Youth Summit • West Valley Youth Summit
• Association within each city
• Formation of a West Valley Youth Council
• Formation of a West Valley • All West Valley council together with elected officials
• Initiative
Youth council • ie: Youth purposes idea to prevent teen drinking.
• Development
•
• Identification of a West Valley ie: Each city has a different perspective on the initiative.
For example Good years summit will be hosting “Pledge
Youth Initiative to Slushy” event; meaning if you sign for a pledge against
drinking then you get a slushy. While Glendale’s summit
is having motivational speakers speak @ high schools
about drinking. Both summits are working on the
• Development & initiative but on different levels. But all together they are
implementation of the making the same different West Valley wide!
initiative

11. Forming:
In each city, there will be an
System/Structure identical application. The
Where: process includes:
To outreach to the -Council formation by
youth within your appointment
city’s boundaries: -Requirements
– Student G.P.A. 2.5 or higher
•The School Districts – Letter of Recommendation
•High Schools – Certain amount of volunteer
hours prior to council. (25-
•School Clubs 50 hours)
•Charter – City Resident
Schools/Public
Schools
•Churches

12. System/Structure
•
“Support”
City of Surprise (COS)
– Council and Staff with a desire to engage youth
– Existing infrastructure that engages youth
– Successful summit model in place
• Westmarc
– Scholarship opportunities
– Education and Workforce Committee to provide valuable leadership and support
• Leadership West
– Existing model for growing leaders in the west valley
– Countless number of mentors for young leaders
• Dysart Schools
– Fastest growing school district in the state, National Accreditation, A+ schools
– COS partner in Youth Initiatives
• ASU
– Student affairs provides a model for cultivating and growing young leaders
– Peer mentors
– West Valley Leadership training, college preparation, etc.,
• Arizona/National League of Cities
– NLC Framework is in place for AYCE
– Bring West Valley Communities together

13. System/Structure
“Support”
• Partnerships and Support Funding
Currently Surprise’s Grant Writer is
investigating multiple avenues and conducting
a demographic analysis to weigh appropriate
potential funding options.

14. OUTLINE
Curriculum • Monthly meetings
FORMAT • Leadership training and
Structure,
development
format, policy and
procedures will be • Project presentation,
developed initially by awards and recognition
a small working group
devised of West Valley • Scholarship opportunities
City leaders, ASU,
Leadership West, West
Marc and League.