Youth Voice

By Grace Liu, NYLC Youth Advisory Council Mentor The spotlight was blinding, the stage like a sauna. My hands, sticky […]

By Feven Tesfaye, NYLC Youth Advisory Council Member I remember as clear as day the first time I heard the […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Service-learning has emerged as one of the most promising pedagogical approaches in modern education, combining […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Last week, I had the profound honor of attending the 2025 Shinnyo-en Lantern Floating Ceremony […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO As a youth-serving organization, we witness every day just how much information young people encounter […]

By: Miranda Taylor, Director of Communications and External Relations When Naina Raju, a youth volunteer at Refugee Assistance Partners (RAP) […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota | April 18, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Students from Communities Nationwide to Lead 9/11 Day Projects […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota | April 11, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Youth Leadership Council Deepens Commitment to Advancing K-12 […]

By Dom Verwey, American International School of Budapest, Co-Founder of Serve Cerebral and Shei Ascencio, International Service-Learning Consultant, Co-Founder of […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO In a world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence and social media, young people face unique […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO As we celebrate Civic Learning Week, it’s crucial to recognize the power of young people […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota | March 4, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Service-Learning Awards Honor Outstanding Leaders in Youth Engagement […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO History is shaped by those who dare to lead. From Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance against […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota | February 12, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Youth Leadership Council Expands Focus with New […]

By Pam Siebert, Vice President of Community Impact and Evaluation Borrowing this blog’s title from a talk by Dr. Joel […]