Youth
Youth Leadership Academy
YOUth Shape the Future
The Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) provides young leaders of the Sacramento region a resource to gain additional leadership skills, an overall understanding of local government processes, and critical thinking skills regarding racial justice within planning and the public sector, all through a fun and welcoming environment. YLA is focused on providing our young leaders broader tools and skillsets that can be applied to any work path they choose, whether its planning, health, skilled jobs, food, education, etc., students will leave with an understanding that all our systems are interconnected and have real impacts in people’s everyday lives.
A New Cohort of Young Leaders Emerges
SACOG celebrates Youth Leadership Academy Class of 2022
A new group of leaders has graduated from the Youth Leadership Academy, wrapping up its fourth year. This brings the total number of alumni to more than 150 students from across the region! The Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) provides a unique hands-on learning experience for high school students in the Sacramento region.
2021 Cohort Inspires
The Youth Leadership Academy is nearing it’s end for 2021 and looking back to a virtual year full of learning, engagement, and of course, inspiration.
Youth Leadership Academy Graduates Ready to Take Charge
SACOG’s innovative program preps high schoolers for local leadership
July 29, 2020: It’s a wrap for the second cohort of the Youth Leadership Academy (YLA). This year the SACOG program welcomed 36 students from four of SACOG’s six counties – Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, and Yuba – and despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 students completed the program.