Florida YMCA Youth In Government

The Declaration of Candidacy form is open for anyone interested in running to be a Presiding Officer for the 69th program year. More information can be found at floridaymcas.org/yig/presiding-…

Applications for the Youth Advocate Program (YAP) are officially open! The YAP is open to all teens across all spaces. More information and the application can be found here: floridaymcas.org/yap

Well, day 1 of hill visits at #YNAD23 is a wrap! 7 meeting, 15,347 Steps, 5 buildings, and a quick stop at the Florida Embassy, we think our #YAdvocates had a pretty productive day! Here’s to a equally as productive tomorrow!

Getting registered to vote is just the FIRST step in getting #VoteReady! Making a plan to vote, knowing what’s on the ballot, or signing up as a poll worker to help out in your local polling area are all essential ways to get out the vote!

Applications for our 2023 @YMCA Youth Advocate Program at #YMCA National Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C. (Feb. 12-15, 2023) are NOW OPEN! Apply today at ymcayag.org/yap

Looking for a way to connect with Youth in Government post-graduation? Maybe you’re an alumni of a Y-program & want to lend a hand. GA applications are now open! forms.gle/K6J2RJkABGGn8Q… There are varying opportunities available, and feel free to reach out with any questions!

These meetings will help our Presiding Officers create their legislative priorities and court cases for the 2022-2023 @FloridaYIG Program Year. We can’t thank you and your teams enough!

#ThankYou to @MearKat00 @FLSenate, @CSCOTTDUDLEY @FLCities, @myflhouse, @FDACS @AGAshleyMoody Office, @FLMemory with @FLSecofState, @EducationFL @FLEduFoundation, @flcourts, @GovRonDeSantis EOG OPB office for meeting with our students this week.

Our POs are in Tallahassee this week prepping for the new program year. We can’t wait to see what this year will bring!

This past week we brought 8 delegates to the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly for the 2022 Conference on National Affairs. They spent all week debating, sharing ideas, & engaging with delegates from around the country!

As we embarked for the 2022 Conference on National Affairs, a BIG thank you to the @FirstCoastYMCA for housing us for our Florida Bootcamp!

Thank you to @Sheila4Congress for meeting with our Youth Governor & our Youth Advocates Keaira Griffin, Cameron Carr, & Tram Nguyen during the Governor's and Youth Advocate Conference in DC! Thank you for serving Florida's 20th district, our students loved getting to meet you!

Today’s the day! We’re kicking off the 4th Cohort of the @usfsp Civic Fellows Program! Thank you @martintadlock, @USFSP_SG Governor, Sean Schrader, and @FLYMCAs President & CEO, Lynne Wilcox. Stay tuned for this week’s line up of activities and classes! @TraciLKoster

It's great to welcome the 65th @FloridaYIG State Assembly to Tallahassee. I loved this program back in high school and it was an important part of my journey into public service.

Kicking Off the 65th Annual State Assembly tonight in Tallahassee!

🎓PUBLIC SCHOOL PROUD🎓 @MCSDFlorida develops civic leaders! Our high schoolers participate in debates about constitutional issues before sitting judges each year. We're also home to the largest @FloridaYIG delegation in the state! #PSW22 #PublicSchoolProud #ALLINMartin👊

“I won’t believe in myself until I see someone like me doing it. Seeing is believing.” - Tamia Kelly, VP of @ymcayag at the #YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas during the East Coast #AARN #Homecoming

It was so good being able to meet with with R.J. from team @RepGregSteube. Our #YAdvocates shared our YMCA priorities and some empowering stories from the YMCA of Southwest Florida. Thank you for meeting with us!@YMCAadvocacy

So inspiring to hear from these strong #YAadvocates Alex @ymcadcyfs @ymcadc, and Shamitha @KYYMCA. Thank you from the Y! #NAD2022 @YMCAadvocay

Thank you @RepBrianMast for meeting with our #YAdvocates today during @YMCAadvocacy Days! It was great to share our YMCA priorities around Healthy Living, Youth Development and Social Responsibility.