Pinellas To Host Youth Advisory Committee Open House

CLEARWATER, FL – Pinellas County wants its young residents to know there is no minimum age to become engaged in their community, especially with its Youth Advisory Committee.

The committee, geared toward students interested in being community leaders or future public servants, will host an open house for students in grades 9-12 on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 3:15 p.m.

The event will be held in the fifth-floor Commissioners’ Conference Room in the Pinellas County Courthouse, 315 Court St. in Clearwater. The deadline to apply for the open house is Friday, Aug. 25.

The open house will provide students with information about the YAC and ways they can participate in local government. Refreshments will be served during the event.

Established in 2001, the YAC was developed as a way for students to provide input and assistance to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners. Members of the committee assist the commission by helping to identify the needs of young people in Pinellas County. They also become active participants with their adult counterparts in county programs.

To RSVP for the event, students can send an e-mail to yac@pinellascounty.org or call (727) 582-2656. Students interested in joining but can’t attend the meeting can apply for membership online at www.pinellascounty.org/yac.

Photography provided courtesy of Pinellas County Marketing and Communications Department