Paid Leadership Training for Rising 11th and 12 Graders

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Coro's Participatory Budgeting Youth Fellowship (PBYF) program is recruiting! This is an exciting opportunity for our future youth leaders. 

What is the Participatory Budgeting Youth Fellowship program?
PBYF builds the leadership skills of young New Yorkers who are committed to lifting up youth voices and leading change. This paid program offers high school students intensive leadership training, hands-on work experience, and ongoing support to promote greater youth involvement in New York City’s Participatory Budgeting (PB) process, in which City Council members dedicate at least $1 million for local residents as young as eleven to decide how it is spent. Youth Fellows serve as ambassadors and advocates, working to promote PB and engage other youth and underrepresented groups throughout the process. By preparing a growing cadre of young civic change leaders, PBYF aims to make a lasting impact in communities throughout New York City.

We're looking for young people who are:

  • Entering 11th or 12th grade next school year (10th graders will be considered on case by case basis)

  • Passionate about issues relevant to their community 

  • Live and/or learn in one of the participating City Council Districts 

  • Be able to commit to a rigorous program schedule from July 2019-May 2020:

Summer

    • Three-week Leadership Institute (July 29 - August 16, 2019) 

    • 20 PB service hours in City Council district (August 19 - August 30, 2019)

  • School Year

    • 10-15 hours of PB service per month (after school, evenings, some weekends)

    • Monthly full-day training sessions on Saturdays or non-instructional days

    • Other projects and activities as assigned


Ultimately, the Youth Fellow's goal is to educate and engage more young people in PB, especially underrepresented populations, throughout the program. Through the process they'll also gain knowledge about local government and democracy, build a network with their fellow Coro PB participants, and establish themselves as key figures in their own community. Participants will also receive a stipend of up to $1000 upon successful completion of the program.
 

Applications for the 2019-20 program are online and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested individuals can browse through our program brochure, youth friendly flyer, and mid-year newsletter. 

Send an email to Isabel Luciano for questions about the program.