Livingston County Community Alliance holds monthly Youth-Led Advisory Board (Y-LAB) meetings with the Be the Change club students from the respective Livingston County Community schools. Y-LAB meetings are 5:30-6:30 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of the month; locations change each time. More information regarding Y-LAB contact us at ylplivco@gmail.com.
Y-LAB is for middle and high school students in the Livingston County area that are looking to get involved in their schools and community. Y-LAB brings youth from Be the Change chapters and other county leadership groups that allows for the youth to collaborate with the Livingston County Community Alliance in working to prevent youth substance use.
Some events that the Y-LAB have put on or been involved in include: Reality Tour, an Educational Experience for Families on Substance Use Prevention, Red Ribbon Week in October within the schools that encourages students to Live Drug Free Lives, Youth Tobacco Advocacy Day where our youth attended the state capitol to talk and learn with local representatives about nicotine and its policies, our youth have also attended Youth Leadership Summits and the yearly CADCA conference, which works on combating substance use and so many more events.
There will also be upcoming events, such as, our Youth Art Voice that showcases student’s art work and how they tie their art piece and the creation of art to mental health. This event will be held at The Howell Opera House 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 17. Another event that the Y-LAB will be putting on is our Youth Leadership Summit, this fall. Be on the lookout for more information on this event.
Be the Change meeting times are as follows:
Brighton High School SADD – Tuesdays after school
Hartland High School – Fridays at 8 a.m.
Pinckney High School – Tuesdays during lunch
Fowlerville High School – Fridays after school
Bridge – Thursdays during lunch
Flextech – Tuesdays during lunch
The Youth-Led Advisory Board Members and their positions include:
Leahann Stamp (Fowlerville) – President and Livingston County Community Alliance Youth Representative
Mark Benjamin (Pinckney) – Vice President
Elizabeth Morrow (Fowlerville) – Secretary
Maya Drury (Hartland) – Media Manager
Maren Estes (Pinckney) – Media Team
Katherine Dzialowski – Advisor
Holly Oswalt – Advisor
Maddie Parker – Advisor
Sandra Parker – Advisor
The Livingston County Community provides school and community-based substance use prevention programs for youth, adults, and adolescent recovery support programs in the Livingston County community.
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