We are excited to announce that recruitment is underway for the 2024-25 Youth Voice Project cohort! This program empowers high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to build leadership skills and take an active role in shaping our community, including organizing the annual Youth-Led Town Hall Board Candidate Forum on March 13, 2025. We’re also pleased to welcome Destiny Garcia, a freshman at Carthage College, as our intern and co-facilitator for the project.

Apply now to be part of this impactful experience!

Apply here: Application link

At BOF, we are dedicated to fostering the leaders of tomorrow through our Youth Voice Project. This initiative emphasizes leadership development and advocacy education, empowering high school students to champion their own educational experiences and advocate for their peers.
 
In the past school year, nine students from five local high schools organized a Town Hall Forum with school board candidates, engaging voters in a dialogue about key educational issues. They also initiated an advocacy project aimed at improving outcomes for all high school students. We are eager to build on their efforts and implement their plan during the 2024-2025 school year.
 
We are now recruiting KUSD high schoolers in grades 10-12 for the upcoming school year. Please share the registration link with your networks and encourage interested students to apply. Applications are open until early October, with the cohort meeting twice a month after school.

Our Youth Voice Project is proud to present a Youth-Led School Board Candidate Forum for the upcoming KUSD Board of Education election in April. High school students from KUSD have dedicated themselves to planning and executing this forum, putting the spotlight on youth voices. This is your chance to engage with the candidates through a Q & A session hosted entirely by KUSD high school students.
 
Event Details:
March 13, 2023, at 6pm at Gateway Technical College @ HARIBO Hall. This event will also be live streamed to BOF’s Facebook page.