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City Manager's Office
Youth Council
(805) 583-6766
2929 Tapo Canyon Road
Simi Valley, CA 93063
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Overview
The Simi Valley Youth Council is an advisory board to the City Council on issues affecting youth in the community and is comprised of 21 members and up to three alternates. Each high school and middle school is represented on the Youth Council, as well as the Community at Large.
Application
Membership on the Youth Council is open to residents of the City of Simi Valley who are in 7th through 12th grade. The current Youth Council term began on July 1, 2024, and will conclude on June 30, 2025.
Applications to serve on the Youth Council are accepted year-round, and successful applicants are appointed by the City Council each June. The application period to serve on the 2025-26 Youth Council term will open in March 2025.
To apply, submit an online application.
For those interested in volunteering for upcoming Youth Council events, email the Youth Council Coordinator.
Upcoming Events
The Youth Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., August through June. All meetings of the Youth Council are open to the public. The Youth Council discusses various issues of interest and concern for youth. For upcoming meeting dates and agenda information, please see below.
To be notified in advance for other Youth Council events, students are encouraged to subscribe to the City's govDelivery system (formerly E-Notify) to receive updates and information related to Youth Council activities. Please add simivalleyca@public.govdelivery.com to your spam filter's safe list to ensure receipt of govDelivery messages, but note the email address is not monitored.
Multicultural Festival; Origin Stories Virtual Event
- Date: 05/21/2021 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Location: Online Zoom at https://simivalley.zoom.us/j/99513805999 or call +1 669 900 9128 with meeting code 995 1380 5999#
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The final event of the Simi Valley Multicultural Festival, Origin Stories, will premiere on May 21, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. This virtual event, streaming on Zoom and Facebook Live, will feature cultural vignettes from members of the Simi Valley community and performances from Tina Orduno Calderon, a storyteller and songwriter, and Angelina Leaños, the 2020-21 Youth Poet Laureate of Ventura County.
The Simi Valley Multicultural Festival began in April 2021 as a collaborative virtual event produced by the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center and Youth Council. The event has featured showcases on cultural dance and music, fashion, cuisine, and photography. A variety of local artists, arts and cultural organizations, and community members contributed material for this event. All past showcases, including more information on the participants, are available for on-demand viewing at www.svvac.org/multicultural-festival.
The May 21 Origin Stories event will be streamed simultaneously on the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SVCAC3050) and on Zoom (https://bit.ly/svmcfest2021). More information on the event is available on the Simi Valley Virtual Arts Center website, www.svvac.org, and on the Youth Council Instagram, @simivalleyyouthcouncil. The Simi Valley Multicultural Festival is funded through a Local Impact Grant from the California Arts Council.
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