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The Youth Opportunities Program is a leadership and grant-making program for city youth. Its purpose is to make Boulder a better community for people of middle school or high school age by helping them access cultural, educational and recreational activities.  YOAB logo 

The Program is advised by the Youth Opportunities Advisory Board (YOAB), a group of high school students. The 2008-2009 YOAB has 16 members who attend six different schools. Board members are held the first Friday of each month during the school year. New members join the Board each spring through an application process.

View the 12-minute video describing the Youth Opportunities Program and its impacts on the community
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Youth Opportunities Advisory Board (YOAB) 

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Front Row:  Katie Browning, Josh Smith, Lupita Sánchez, Bonnie Rogers
Middle Row:  Eric Davids, Patrick Autruong, Helen Rhea Vernier, Richa Poudyal, Sara goodman, Jake Stimmel, Karmin Barcenas
Back Row:  Peter Osnes, Katie Schweber, Daniel Vigil
Missing:  Andi Rudman, Thomas Williams

MORE PHOTOS: Outstanding Youth Volunteer Awards, Martin Luther King Day, YOAB Alums, etc

Grants: The Youth Opportunities Program is funded through a city sales tax. The Program offers financial support for cultural, recreational, and educational activities for city of Boulder resident middle and high school age youth through grants to individual youth and to agencies. More information here about grants available through our program.
 List of 2008 agency grantees here pdf. 

Volunteer Opportunities: Need ideas for where to do local volunteer work? List of possible places with contact info, organized by age.

Would you like to be on YOAB?
Current 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders who live in the city of Boulder (including most of Gunbarrel) interested in joining YOAB for next school year are encouraged to apply. No previous leadership experience is necessary. You must live in the city of Boulder to be on YOAB. Applications are due in April.

YOAB Receives National Philanthropy Day Award pdf

Attention Boulder Youth: What do you think about life in Boulder for teenagers?
An important role of the YOAB is to provide information about youth needs and interests to Boulder's City Council, to city departments, and to local agencies. If you are between the ages of 11-18, YOAB wants to hear from you about your opinions of life in Boulder, about good things young people are doing, and about challenges they face. Please send a message to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Other Youth Focused Information:

Building Connections pdf, a report of the community engagement process conducted in the spring of 2006 in response to the issues presented in the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

Voices and Views pdf, a report of the youth summit held with 115 young people in March, 2006 as part of the YRBS community engagement process.

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 15 September 2008 )