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Next Meeting Monday, January 5, 2008 5:30-7:00pm City Hall, room 416
On the Agenda for our upcoming meeting Presentation re: DCYF Community Needs Assessment by Director of DCYF, Margaret Brodkin Presentation re: HOPE SF development projects by Kaila Price and Sash Hauswald of MOH.

Last Meeting To see what went on at our last meeting, see Minutes for December 22, 2008 Presentation re: the City Budget Process by Chelsea Boilard of Coleman Advocates Discussion of Youth Commission Budget Prioirties

Mission & Activites

The Youth Commission is a diverse group of 17 youth from all across San Francisco between the ages of 12 and 23. Each member of the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor appoints one member to the Commission. The Mayor also appoints five additional members to ensure accurate representation. Each Commissioner is expected to have illustrated leadership in their community through involvement in grassroots efforts, school organizing, or any other advocacy for the benefit of their peers and community.

The Youth Commission is charged with gathering youth and community input through information gathering and civic engagement activities such as our YouthVote Initiative. Using input from the community, information obtained through YouthVote, and Commissioners individual experiences, the Youth Commission works to ensure that City policy supports the community's true needs through:

• Budget advocacy to protect effective programs and efforts.
• Monitoring of policies affecting youth.
• Review of new proposals from the Mayor and Board of Supervisors.
• Staying abreast on government, community, and national trends affecting young people.

 

Job Opportunities in the City

There are many ways to do good work with organizations in San Francisco, check out our list of current  Listing of Job Opportunities and Job Opportunities for youth.