Youth Council

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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

Apply for the Youth Council

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. 

Deadline to Apply for the Community Projects Grant Review Committee

  • Date: 03/22/2017  

The City of Simi Valley is currently accepting applications for one community at-large position to serve on Community Projects Grant (CPG) Review Committee. The Community Projects Grant program is funded through an agreement with Waste Management. There is annual funding of up to $150,000 available for local 501 (c)(3) non-profit organizations to request in support of community projects and programs. The funding is disbursed at the discretion of the City Council.

The City Council recently created the CPG Review Committee to review funding requests and make recommendations for its consideration. The Committee will consist of one representative from each of the four Simi Valley Neighborhood Councils, one representative from the Council On Aging, one representative from the Youth Council, and one representative from the community.

Applications are now being accepted for one community at-large position.  Applicants will be interviewed by a committee of City Council Members and one applicant will be recommended for appointment by the City Council to the Committee.  The appointed individual will need to be available for two to three evening meetings in the months of March, April and May. 

The deadline to submit applications is March 22, 2017. Applications may be submitted online by clicking here. For further information about the CPG program, please click here or contact the Community Services Department at (805) 583-6861.

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