Youth Action Council (YAC)

If You Could Save Just One started because of the systemic barriers our founder faced then trying to get help for her son over 8 years ago. Today, we have the opportunity to help change these systems so that no one has to experience the struggle that they did.

We believe in a Hillyard community where all youth and families have the power and resources to advocate for themselves and shape the community's future.

One way we are doing that is through our new initiative - Just One's Youth Action Council (YAC).

What is YAC?

The Youth Action Council will be a group of Just One youths that will get hands-on experience in civic engagement, issue prioritization, and community organizing — building a pipeline of young leaders rooted in Hillyard, while Just One learns from youth about how to build responsive programming for our community.

Some activities youths will learn about, explore, and co-create:

  1. Community landscape assessment and polling
  2. Voter engagement
  3. Coalition partnerships
  4. Telling stories

When - COMING SOON

We had hoped to bring on our first group of youths for YAC, but the Just One Team found that we need more time to develop this program to be successful. Youths and families will get an opportunity to chime in and participate in the Fall. Thank you all for your patience and we look forward to having YAC in the future!

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