WHO WE ARE

The Centralina Youth Council is a subcommittee of The Centralina Workforce Development Board, Inc. (The Board is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors responsible for developing policy and overseeing local workforce development initiatives in partnership with the local elected officials.) The Council assists in preparing youth for the competitive labor market. Its emphasis is on youth development programs. The council also identifies and promotes information on education and training opportunities for youth in the region. Twenty-four Youth Councils across North Carolina are working to establish local youth development systems and to make youth policy recommendations to local Workforce Development Boards.

Youth Council members are members of the

community who have a special interest or expertise in youth policy. The membership of the Youth Council must include individuals who represent:

• The local Workforce Development Board and who have special interest or expertise in youth policy;
• Service agencies, such as juvenile justice and local law enforcement agencies;
• Local public housing authorities;
• Parents of eligible youth seeking assistance under WIA;
• Organizations that have experience relating to youth activities;
• Job Corps Centers, if Center is located in the Local Area; and
• Other individuals, including former participants

WHAT WE DO

The Youth Council identifies both duplication and gaps in the services and activities offered to area youth, works to address the needs of the youth population as a whole, and emphasizes the importance of continuity of service in appropriately meeting the complex needs of both in-school and out-of-school youth.

The Youth Council is actively engaged in planning and managing WIA youth funds received in their Local Area, as well as:

• Building community awareness and demonstrating leadership by addressing key development, education, and employment issues affecting youth;
• Facilitating the coordination of youth activities in the community; and
• Influencing and leveraging other community youth funds and services.

The Youth Council meets regularly throughout the year.  To review our Calendar, click here; for minutes, click here.

2010 Meeting Dates

Welcome new Youth Council members: 

(approved for membership on August 19, 2010)

Susan Brooks

&

Carlo Battle