Archive: Minnesota Youth Council
Minnesota Youth Council Statement on Governor Walz’s Ban on Conversion Therapy
The Minnesota Youth Council Committee is a state-mandated, state-funded, organization of 36 young people from diverse backgrounds and all eight of Minnesota’s Congressional districts. The Minnesota Youth Council focuses on…
Youth Voices at the Capitol
Minnesota Youth Council Representatives testified at the first House Education Finance Committee meeting of the 2021 legislative session. "We chose to start this biennium’s hearings [listening to] youth voices. This is…
Minnesota Youth Council Statement on 2020 Election
The Minnesota Youth Council envisions a state that prioritizes the agency and voice of young people from all backgrounds. The Minnesota Youth Council is a platform from which representatives amplify…
Minnesota Youth Council Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
[caption id="attachment_15342" align="alignright" width="242"] Illustration by @shirien.creates[/caption] The following statement was written by the youth leaders of the Minnesota Youth Council: On Monday, May 25th, in South Minneapolis, George Floyd,…
Minnesota Youth Council Covid-19 Issues: Food Insecurity
The Minnesota Youth Council (MYC) is a collaboration of youth and adults working together to empower and mobilize young people across the state to exercise their voices, opinions, and ideas,…
Minnesota Youth Council COVID-19 Issues: Distance Learning and the Lack of Broadband in Minnesota
The Minnesota Youth Council (MYC) is a collaboration of youth and adults working together to empower and mobilize young people across the state to exercise their voices, opinions, and ideas,…
Minnesota Youth Council COVID-19 Issues: Blood Donation
The Minnesota Youth Council urges people to donate blood amidst this current pandemic as it is vital for the welfare of our country's citizens. Due to fears of being infected…
Minnesota Youth Council: COVID-19 Statement
The Minnesota Youth Council (MYC) is a collaboration of youth and adults working together to empower and mobilize young people across the state to exercise their voices, opinions, and ideas,…
2018 MYC Student Survey
2018 MYC Student Survey In 2018, the students of the Minnesota Youth Council created and conducted a statewide youth survey, with 930 youth participating. Top issues of concern to Minnesota’s…
Youth Education Leadership Summit 2019
March 30th at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis Across the state, young people are in positions of leadership in their schools and communities, working within the same system and…