The District of Columbia Youth Advisory Council (DCYAC)

05/01/2013

We want to remind everyone of Mayor Gray's upcoming Budget Youth Town Hall Meeting. this Sat. May 4, 2013. The Mayor will be raffling off Nationals Baseball Tickets & Beyonce Concert tickets!!!


http://dcyac.dc.gov/event/mayor-vincent-c-grays-youth-budget-town-hall-meeting

Are you age 21 and younger? Do you want your voice to be heard? If yes, then Mayor Gray wants to hear from you at his Youth Budget Town Hall Meeting. Questions? Want to RSVP a table for your youth organization? Contact DCYAC at (202) 727-7968 or email: [email protected]. For translation or interpretation...

04/04/2013

Saturday, April 13, 2013 – 1:00pm-3:00pm – Youth Town Hall Meeting on Technology
During this Town Hall, the Mayor, along with top officials in government and technology, will discuss with youth participants, current initiatives and opportunities for D.C. youth in the fields of Technology and Entrepreneurship.

http://dcyac.dc.gov/event/mayor-vincent-c-grays-youth-town-hall-meeting-technology

03/18/2013

All DC Youth!!! Makr your calendars for the Mayor Gray's next Youth Town Hall meeting focusing on the FY14 Budget for Children and Youth!

02/20/2013

Check out the Swearing-In Ceremony of the D.C. Youth Advisory Council (DCYAC) and the Mayor's Youth Leadership Institute (MYLI)!!!

http://www.oct.dc.gov/services/on_demand_video/channel16/4308.asx

01/23/2013

The Summer Youth Employement Program will open up there online application this Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 at 12:15pm. Be one of the first to submit your application!!!

http://mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-announces-2013-summer-youth-employment-program

(Washington, DC) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) announced today that the application process for the District’s 2013 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) will open on Friday, January 25. The program will provide six weeks of meaningful employment and wo...

01/22/2013

01/14/2013

Check ou these great volunteer opportunities to Serve DC. There will be a wide range of project and programs taking place for January 19-26, 2013.
Check ou the link below and see where you can fit in!

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/MLK-Day-Weekend-Volunteer-Opportunities.html?soid=1101190247837&aid=0LALb0MJaSM

Help Community of Hope get their Girard Street transitional housing facility into tip-top shape! Volunteers will deep clean and organize at the Girard Street, NW shelter location. This opportunity is open to individuals or groups ages 14 years or older. For more than 30 years, Community of Hope has ...

01/14/2013

How would you like to win $50K for your school's arts & music program? Enter the vans custome culture contest & design 4 pair of sneakers. See details at the link below!

http://www.vans.com/customculture/about/

Vans Custom Culture invites high schools from across the US to compete in a shoe customization contest that awards the winning school a $50,000 prize towards it's art program.

01/14/2013

Check out this $1,000.00 college scholarship opportunity! Every little bit helps. See more information at the link below!!!

http://www.usbundles.com/college-scholarship

Win a $1,000 scholarship toward your tuition in 2013. Explain why traditional or online schooling is better. Apply today!

01/09/2013

Check out this great sholarship opportunity from Best Buy!!! See more information at the link below!

https://bestbuy.scholarshipamerica.org/

Best Buy Children's Foundation is awarding up to $1.1 million in scholarships to recognize and reward students who have made extraordinary contributions both inside and outside of the classroom.

11/30/2012

The DCYAC will have be having it's Holiday Jam next week! See the flyer for more details!!!

11/28/2012

The Nationals Youth BAseball Academy will be hosting a Community Meeting at Kimball Elementary School to discuss the Project Construction of a new state of the art facility for the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy.

Refreshments will be served!

11/16/2012

"Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage."
-John W. Gardner

11/15/2012

Please read the information below regarding a paid internship opportunities in the federal government. If you are interested, I strongly encourage you to apply. Also, please feel free to share this information with your school and peers.

www.twc.edu/competitive

The Washington Center has formed partnerships with a number of federal agencies in order to provide funded government internship opportunities. Program components, job responsibilities, majors request

11/14/2012

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.
-Aristotle

11/13/2012

Have you ever helped a friend or family member with a computer crisis? This scholarship may be for you. Check out the link below to learn how you could earn $1,000 towards college!!!


http://www.centurylinkquote.com/scholarship

Help someone out and enter to win $1000 scholarship

11/09/2012

El Gobierno del Distrito necesita tu ayuda! Consulte el folleto de abajo para una oportunidad de ganar $ 50!

11/09/2012

The District Government needs your help! See the flyer below for an opportunity to earn $50!!!

11/09/2012

11/07/2012

One lucky student could earn $1,000 towards college with the Internet Technology Scholarship, see link below for more information.

http://frontierbundles.com/scholarship

What app or internet technology has improved your educational experience most and why? Submit your 500 word essay at frontierbundles.com/scholarship and you could win $1000 towards your college education.

11/02/2012

"Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find his own."
-Logan Pearsall Smith

10/31/2012

“Young people need models, not critics!!!”
-John Wooden

10/24/2012

The DCYAC will be having it's 2nd meeting tomorrow for the
2012-2013 session! Exciting things are happening!!!!

10/24/2012

10/24/2012

DCYAC Ward Representative (Ebony Martin) singing tthe National Anthem at Serve DC's 911 Day of Service Program.

10/24/2012

The logo has been touched up a bit!!!!

09/19/2012

The DCYAC is encoraging all parents in the District of Columbia to register and attend the the "Parent & Family Engagement Summit" this coming Saturday Sept. 22, 2012. The Summit will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center; for further details visit the link below:

http://osse.dc.gov/publication/register-osse-parent-summit-september-22

You are invited to attend the Parent and Family Engagement Summit. You will receive information that will assist you to support your child’s learning and academic and social development including:

08/28/2012

Check out the article in the post encouraging youth to sign up for the D.C. Youth Advisory Council.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/students-can-learn-more-about-running-the-city-by-applying-for-the-dc-youth-advisory-council/2012/08/27/9aa4086c-ed67-11e1-b09d-07d971dee30a_story.html

Darnell Lisby graduated from Suitland High School in June. He will attend St. John’s University in August, where he plans to major in History.

08/27/2012

Mayor Gray’s D.C. Youth Advisory Council is gearing up for its 2012-2013 session. This is an exciting opportunity for District of Columbia youth ages 13-22 to serve as agents of change in their communities by representing the ideas and perspectives of their peers. Priority is given to ensuring representation of as many schools, demographic groups, and neighborhoods as possible. The application deadline has been extended to Friday August 31, 2012. The link to the online application is below.

http://dcyac.dc.gov/webform/dc-youth-advisory-council-application-2012-2013

Thank you for your interest in serving on the 2012-2013 Mayor’s District of Columbia Youth Advisory (DCYAC)! This is an exciting opportunity for youth, ages 13-22, to serve as agents of change in their communities by representing the ideas and perspectives of youth throughout the District of Columbi...

06/18/2012

DCYAC in The Examiner! Check it out!
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc-news/2012/06/city-seeking-youth-advisers/742416

Sun, 2012-06-17 17:26 The D.C. government is accepting applications from young people who want to serve on the D.C. Youth Advisory Council. The group provides regular feedback to top city officials, including Mayor Vincent Gray and District lawmakers. More than 30 people between the ages of 13 ...

04/25/2012

Program Cooordinator at the SYEP Career Expo

04/25/2012

Serve DC and the DC Youth Advisory Council partnered with We Are Family and Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital Troop #745 to pack and deliver more than 300 bags of groceries for seniors in the Shaw neighborhood.

04/23/2012

Come and join Mayr Gray this Saturday April 28, 2012, for the first ever African Youth Town Hall Meeting at Howard Middle School of Math and Science (On the Campus of Howard University). RSVP for the event at the link below.


http://oaayouthtownhall.eventbrite.com