Youth Advisory Council

DateJune 10, 2024
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1. How did you hear about YAC and why are you interested in joining? What specific qualities would you bring to the council?

My friends told me that they were going to do it and they told me I should. So I read through and thought it could be fun.

2. What does community service mean to you and how have you been impacted by community service?

Community service means to me, giving back to the people that game before me. The town that I call home and how it’s so beautiful is how I have been impacted by community service.

3. YAC has identified the following youth issues as concerns in our community: (a) Academic pressure, (b) Mental health, (c) Vaping/e-cigarettes. Choose one of the issues. Discuss steps you would recommend taking to address the concern. *Write a minimum of 200 words

Mental health is such and big part of everyone’s lives nowadays. I believe that we should be supportive to people who need more help with their own mental health. Mental health is something that always needs to be payed attention to not to ignore. Also when school comes around people tend to get more stressed out, over how much work that they are receiving. I can personally speak on their because last school year I was very stressed out and had no one to talk to about my own wellbeing and mental health. At that time my mental health wasn’t very good either. And I know that other people have it so much worse that I did but, we need to at least help people that don’t have the best mental health because if not they could be suffering alone in the situation that they are in. I also get why people don’t feel comfortable coming out and telling someone about what they are experiencing but if they did then someone some how could get them to see a therapist or someone to seek the help they need. That is why I chose mental health if your having problems seek out to someone for help.

4. If accepted to YAC, how will you prioritize your commitment to the organization? What extra-curricular events/activities might interfere with your YAC participation?

I think the only things that would is work, cheer, and softball.

5. Have you applied for YAC membership in the past? If so, when?

No I haven’t this will be my first time applying for YAC.