Tulare County Office of Education

Tulare County Youth Council

The Tulare County Youth Council is comprised of a group of students representing high schools throughout the county that work together with school/community liaisons to provide a youth voice to the Tulare County Office of Education Choices Prevention Programs. Youth Council members have opportunities for meaningful engagement with other community groups, policy makers, educators and other youth. The Tulare County Youth Council meets on a regular basis to plan activities, address hot topics, and promote the positive achievements of young people in Tulare County. Youth Council members have many opportunities to develop skills in the areas of communication, leadership, policy making, advocacy, and community engagement. The Tulare County Youth Council is youth driven and led.

The 2008-2009 school year marks the re-establishment of the Tulare County Youth Council and students are being actively recruited from high schools across the county. Choices Prevention Programs has had the pleasure of recruiting and working with amazing students over the summer that will be the youth force in re-establishing the Youth Council. These students were recently invited by U.S. Drug Czar John Walters, to be the youth voice at a press conference in Tulare County on marijuana seizures and the effects of marijuana groves on our environment. We expect to see more great work from these students and all the others recruited this year.

For more information on how to become a member of the Tulare County Youth Council, please contact Angelina Huwe at (559) 651-0155 Ext.3616 or Gene Mendes at (559) 651-0155 Ext.3618.

Tulare County Office of Education
CHOICES
7000 Doe Avenue
Building 300
Visalia, CA 93291

Tom Byars , Program Manager
(559) 651-0155
fax: (559) 651-0172

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