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Applications to be a part of the 2024-2025 Youth Forum Council are open! Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The program is limited to 50 students and accepts a limited number of applicants. To ensure diversity of thought, schools canNOT have more than 5 student representatives on the council at a time.

*High School students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District are strongly encouraged to apply.

Click here to apply to be part of the 2024-2025 YFC today!

The City Club of Cleveland’s Youth Forum Council (YFC) is a group of high school students from across the Greater Cleveland area. Every year, the Youth Forum Council plans and facilitates six cost-free forums for High Schools throughout Northeast Ohio. Through this process, students work with other teens from diverse geographical, religious, racial, and cultural backgrounds, forge relationships with local leaders and professionals, and educate fellow classmates and youth on a variety of topics.

The YFC provides an opportunity for high school students to examine the value and impediments of free speech; discuss and learn about national and international issues of critical importance; and be challenged to discover ways in which they can actively participate in public life.

As a result of this unique experience, council members are exposed to differing viewpoints while having the opportunity to share their ideas in a public space.

We want to hear from you!

Have you attended a City Club Youth Forum and want to provide feedback? Click here.

Save these Youth Forum dates for the 2024-2025 school year!

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“Serving on the YFC helped me gain speaking skills I did not have as a freshman and introduced me to people – professors, local and state politicians, activists – I never would have met otherwise. It taught me to be a leader and gave me the courage to use my voice – and amplify others’ voices – in a meaningful way” - Justin, Hawken Upper School

“[participating in the] Youth Forum Council has helped me connect with other kids who share my love and passion for making an impact”-  Mollie, Gilmour Academy

Generous support for the City Club Youth Forum Council comes from

George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

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and additional gifts from

  • AT&T
  • Cyrus Eaton Foundation
  • Thomas H. White Foundation

Want to learn more? Check out more from the Youth Forum Council.

student written blogs        twitter        facebook        instagram 

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Zoe Ellenbogen leads a panel discussion at the Feb. 23, 2023 Youth Forum Choice Matters: What the Evolving Political Landscape Means for Gen Z.

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