Paterson Youth Council Accepting Applications for the Fall

Click the link to print/download the full application.  Disregard the due date, just get it handed in to Manny Martinez at the NJCDC.  973.413.1627

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwRABVpct-aQRlhiQzAyelNQSU0/edit

What is the Paterson Youth Council?

What does the Paterson Youth Council do?
The Paterson Youth Council (PYC) is the premier voice for the emerging leaders ages 15 to 18 in the city of Paterson. The PYC serves as a venue for which motivated, young people of Paterson meet to discuss issues that concern and affect them most.  Members of the Paterson Youth Council attend and participate in a year long aggressive leadership development program which includes: bi-monthly Saturday youth council meetings, quarterly over night retreats, monthly weekday planning sessions, and lobby days in Trenton and Washington, DC. In addition, youth council members are expected to coordinate and host their own service learning activities and projects including city-wide youth forums, political debates, and the city’s only youth driven youth recognition awards ceremony held annually on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. Upon the successful completion of the program all students will receive a $500 scholarship.  Members also regularly attend City Council and Board of Education meetings.  Ultimately, these members discuss, create and present proposals for legislation intended to make a difference in issues important to them.

Mission Statement

We, the Paterson Youth Council, represent and engage the youth of Paterson to create opportunities that better themselves and their community.  We strive to develop positive community change and influence young leaders to remember their past, improve their present, and affect their future.

PYC Member Minimum Requirements & Responsibilities

• Members will coordinate and participate in at least one community service project annually
• Members must attend all Youth Council meetings and special events
• Members may be required to attend certain City Council and Board of Education meetings
• Members will participate in creating and preparing at least one piece of youth sponsored legislation to a local governing agency or body
• Members will participate in and complete youth leadership and financial education seminars

Application Overview

Please take note of the following sections included in this application.  Be sure to complete this application in its entirety and include all necessary attachments (i.e. essays, references, etc.)

ü  Applicant Information

ü  Short Essays

ü  Reference Forms

ü  Statement of Commitment

APPLICATIONS DUE NO LATER THEN FRIDAY JUNE 29, 2012 BY 4:30PM!

Applications can be mailed or hand-delivered to:

Manny Martinez, Advisor

Paterson Youth Council

32 Spruce Street, Third Floor Paterson, NJ 07501

New Jersey Community Development Corporation

Please direct any questions or information requests by phone to Manny Martinez at 973.413.1627 or by email at

mmartinez@njcdc.org