Coeur d'Alene Tribal Youth Council

What Does A Youth Council Do?

Each youth council determines its activities based on its own needs. Needs can be identified through discussions with members, interviews, surveys, and other types of research. Once needs are determined, youth councils develop their own action plan to implement their activities. As affiliates of the UNITY Network, youth councils are expected to conduct activities in community service, cultural heritage, environment, and healthy lifestyles. For example, UNITY Network affiliated youth councils have:

• volunteered to help the elderly or handicapped
• presented workshops on leadership, peer pressure and school participation
• established a college scholarship
• sponsored youth camps and conferences
• started own business
• sponsored food and clothing drives
• conducted bone marrow tissue typing drive
• sponsored health forums and health career day
• raised money for an infant heart transplant
• purchased Christmas toys for less fortunate children
• sponsored trash clean up days
• participated in beading and craft classes
• sponsored alcohol and drug free dances or skate-a-thons
• raised money for a recreation center
• participated in a governor’s page program

United National Indian Tribal Youth
What Does A Youth Council Do?
http://www.unityinc.org/secondary.php?section=4&catid=71
Oct. 1, 2009