YMCA of the North Center for Youth Voice

The Center for Youth Voice (CYV) is a non-partisan, statewide, youth civic education and leadership development initiative in which YMCAs, schools, and community organizations involve students in hands-on learning experiences that give young people across the state the knowledge, skills, confidence and desire to be community leaders and active citizens. Since its inception, it has encouraged students to be life-long, active citizens.  

We are part of the national YMCA Youth in Government movement. Similar YMCA programs across the country involve thousands of teens nationwide in state-organized model-government programs. Students from every corner of the U.S. can immerse themselves in experiential civic engagement and to, quite literally, practice democracy.