Level Up Your Leadership
Discover exceptional leadership opportunities at the Y. Join our Youth and Government program to engage in a youth-led model state legislature. Learn how to draft legislation, the art of debate, and public speaking while running your own state legislature.
Experience an inspiring weekend at the Pacific Region Conference, broaden your perspective, and build lifelong connections.
Step into your leadership potential with our Youth Leadership Development Club. Make a difference through our Summer of Service program or become a positive role model as a Kids Night Out Teen Leader.
Unleash your leadership potential today! Complete our interest form to get started.
Teen Leadership Programs
Choose Your Program and Thrive At The Y
The Y invites teens in grades 8-12 to select from one of our varied programs that address the spectrum of social and emotional development needs. Each features a stratum of leadership, self-worth and self-discovery approaches that meets teens where they are.
Pacific Region Conference
This annual retreat enables teens to set and meet personal goals, build self-esteem, and create community.
Youth and Government
Learn and practice leadership skills, meet state and local officials and become familiar with state government in a fun and exciting way!
Youth Leadership Development Club
Providing teens the resources to develop their leadership skills in an open and fun environment that inspires learning, discovery, and personal growth.
Summer of Service
Come join other young teen leaders from our YMCA and participate in this once in a lifetime, unique, and impactful cultural experience.
Kids Night Out Teen Leader
KNO Teen Leaders bring each KNO alive as they participate as group leaders, unit leaders or support staff.
The Y is the leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose, and each other. Working locally, we focus on empowering young people, improving health and well-being, and inspiring action in and across communities.
By bringing together people from different backgrounds, perspectives and generations, we ensure that we all have access to the opportunities, relationships and resources necessary to learn, grow, and thrive.