Planning and Preparation

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Service-learning is a transformative educational approach, engaging students worldwide in solving real-world problems through academic […]

By Bella Sullivan, Marketing and Events Coordinator Julia Vickery, the Program Director and Students in Philanthropy Foundation Coordinator of the […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO As we look ahead after the 2024 presidential election, the National Youth Leadership Council is […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Elections often stir strong emotions, intense debate, and heightened stress, making young people who may […]

Tapping into Youth Voice: NYLC Concludes Project with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) […]

By Caryn Scheel, 2024 Youth as Solutions Adult Mentor As we enter the last weeks of the 2024 election campaigns, […]

By Grace C. Liu, NYLC Youth Advisory Council Mentor “La la la! Weee wooo weee.” My voice echoed in the […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Youth leadership is a driving force behind some of the most significant social, environmental, and […]

In a 2023 poll conducted by the U.S. News-Harris Poll survey, 86% of Americans voiced deep disappointment in society’s leaders, […]

By Katy Dolan, NYLC Board Chair Let’s face it: society isn’t designed to give young people a lot of agency. […]

By Amy Meuers, NYLC CEO Recent studies show a concerning trend: only one in four Americans aged 18 to 39 […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota | July 3, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New International Partnership Between NYLC and the Freudenberg Stiftung […]

St. Louis Park, Minnesota | June 12, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Partnership Empowers California Students to Earn Civic Seal […]

This is a reprint of an article that originally appeared in 2005’s Growing to Greatness, an annual report on the […]