Youth Advisory Committee

Shaping the Leaders of Tomorrow

The Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is a leadership development program for students with a focus on service and advocacy, especially relating to children and families. It is open to all Miami-Dade County high school students and serves as the youth voice of The Children's Trust.

Formed in 2006, the YAC has grown each year in terms of numbers and impact. In 2018, The Trust expanded the YAC to include a total of 6 groups - YAC Central, YAC North, YAC South, YAC Far South, YAC West Kendall, YAC West. Approximately 220 youth are participating.

While the groups meet monthly at separate sites, they share a common mission: to nurture the next generation of diverse change-makers by providing valuable life experience and fostering essential character traits - responsibility, creativity, optimism, grit, among others - to create positive change within themselves, their communities and Miami-Dade County.

In addition to regular meetings, participants engage in their own service-learning projects and participate in field trips. YACers have an opportunity to attend a college tour while traveling to the Capitol in Tallahassee to meet with legislators and experience the political process firsthand. For more information, click the link below to write to us.