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Mayor's Youth Forums
 Since 2006, young people from Kelowna have come together for the Mayor's Youth Forums to examine issues affecting the daily lives of citizens. Meeting twice a year in the Fall and Spring, this successful program has become internationally recognized.
Students that participate in the forums qualify for career-prep hours and many of the youth participants have received scholarships and awards for their involvement in the forums.
This spring students explored active transportation.
Previous youth forums have examined social issues, sustainability, arts & culture, water conservation, parks & open spaces, environmental issues and transportation. From these gatherings, real solutions have been proposed by students and implemented by the City.
Some tangible results from Mayor’s Youth Forums:
- Improved bus ridership due to identifying a small service issue.
- the Little Black Book - a small booklet containing social service contact information for youth.
- An audit of garbage at schools which shocked students into developing programs to reduce waste and finding ways to collect funds to use for other recycling initiatives.
- A discussion about safety in parks which led to the creation of a Park Ambassadors program.
As part of the 2011 Youth Forum on Infrastructure Planning, youth were asked to pick a topic and create a video about their vision for the next 10 years. Click here to view the videos.
 Contact
For more information on the Mayor's Youth Forums please contact,
Linda Abbott-Simons
info@lindaabbott.com
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