Hello and welcome to the York Youth Council site! We are a group of passionate young people who want to make York better for every young person.. Our vision is to empower young people to have a voice and to influence the decisions being made about their services and care. Each school year we have two campaigns which we run in order to push new systems to help young people in many areas, like mental health, transport or the curriculum. We meet every Wednesday from 5:15pm until 7:00pm, at the York Council West Offices.

So if you’re aged 11-18 and live or go to school in the city of York, and want an opportunity to make your voice heard, you should join us! Simply come along to one of the sessions on Wednesdays, our term begins on the 19th of September. For more information, please email yorkyouthcouncil@york.gov.uk, or check out the group pages and blog posts to see what we’re up to.

Our group does have adult leads, who are simply their to make sure we don’t get too out of hand and make professional contacts for us. They are Johnny and Sophie from the Local Area Teams. They also offer a placement for University and College age students.