Youth Advisory Council
The Youth Advisory Council is a youth-led workgroup focused on the health and well-being of their peers.

Beach Cities Health District’s (BCHD) Youth Advisory Council is comprised of more than 50 middle and high school students (grades 8-12) from Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach schools. The Youth Advisory Council is a youth-led workgroup focused on the health and well-being of their peers. It is one of five workgroups in the Beach Cities Partnership for Youth Coalition.
Youth Advisory Council members:
- Act as ambassadors of health by connecting peers with resources, events and information.
- Raise awareness of and offer recommendations on health issues affecting Beach Cities youth, including alcohol and other drug use, smoking, vaping, marijuana, stress, anxiety, depression, suicide, social justice, race, health equity and sexual identity to discuss prevalent trends and solutions.
- Develop programming for activation on topics including student mental health and substance use.
- Have opportunities to advocate for and implement solutions to address youth health issues through public speaking opportunities and supporting media content including videos, photoshoots, flyers and presentations.
- Serve a term of one school year, attend eight council meetings, attend three community engagement opportunities (i.e. events, tabling and workshops hosted by allcove Beach Cities or BCHD), complete volunteer orientation, follow ground rules, communicate schedule conflicts in advance, gain community service hours for time on the Youth Advisory Council during meetings and additional activities, and be recognized by BCHD’s publicly elected Board of Directors. Additional office hours and brainstorming sessions with staff may also be available.

2024-25 Youth Advisory Council Applications
Applications for the 2024-25 School Year are now closed! If you want to be placed on an interest sheet for the following school year, please fill out the form here.
Forms needed to submit application:
For questions, please contact Cindy Carcamo, Youth Engagement Coordinator, at cindy.carcamo@bchd.org.
For more opportunities to get involved at BCHD, please browse our current volunteer service opportunities and complete an application here. For additional information, please email volunteers@bchd.org or call (310) 374-3426 ext. 8246.
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