Youth Advisory Board

What is the Youth Advisory Board?
The Volunteer Center Youth Advisory Board is designed to provide opportunities for young people to become proficient in the ethics and mechanics of board service. Young people will be trained in the areas of trusteeship, governance, community service, and organizational leadership in order to develop lifelong habits of giving and service. 

What does the Youth Advisory Board do?

• Advises the Volunteer Center of Lubbock on youth programming

• Acts as a catalyst to make change in our community

• Participates in meetings, service projects, and special events

• Learns how to serve on a nonprofit organization board

• Actively seeks membership on nonprofit organization boards

How can I participate?
You must meet the following requirements to participate:  be enrolled in grades 9 through 12, meet with staff from the Volunteer Center, attend at least 75% of meetings, and be willing to dedicate your time and energy to the program. 

Meetings begin in June and are held one Monday night a month at 6:00 p.m.

 Meeting Dates:

June 25, 2008 - All day kick-off and training                                                                                        August 4, 2008
September 8, 2008
October 6, 2008
November 3, 2008
December 1, 2008
January 5, 2009
February 2, 2009
March 2, 2009
April 6, 2009
May-August Dates TBA

All meetings are at the United Way Building, 1655 Main Street, Ste. 101

Contact the Volunteer Center for applications or interest at (806) 747-0551 or srice@volunteerlubbock.org.
     
Deadline for applications: May 30, 2008.

Click here for a Youth Advisory Board application in PDF format.