Youth United Council

Youth United Council

The Youth United Council is a leadership program of United Way of Northwest Georgia with programming provided by the University of Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, “Youth Leadership in Action”.
 

The Youth United Council aims to build individual leadership skills, foster positive group dynamics, and increase civic and community involvement. The curriculum simultaneously concentrates on youth development and leadership, two critical principles to successfully transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.
 

The program is designed to provide youth with a foundation of leadership understanding, equip youth with the skills needed to become leaders, cultivate the desire to be community leaders, increase self-efficacy in becoming civically engaged, and assist youth in developing the confidence to act in their schools, neighborhoods, counties, or any “community” in which they are part. Empowering our youth through this program will cultivate the next generation of community leaders.
 

This program develops youth leaders in 11th and 12th grade through acquiring leadership and citizenship skills through hands-on activities and real-life leadership opportunities. Each Spring, our Volunteer Center Cabinet hand-selects the council through an application and acceptance process.

 

Youth United Council Graduates 2024

Esme Alegria
Dalton High School

Olivia Beavers 
Christian Heritage School

Kate Brock
Northwest Whitfield High School

Eli Burt
Dalton High School

Rahlyn Green
Dalton High School

Maryam Hany Arafat
Dalton High School

Addison Hester 
Dalton High School

Lanier Land
Dalton High School

Ledge Land
Dalton High School

Brisa Lopez
Dalton High School

Michael Nguyen
Dalton High School

Brayden Perry
Christian Heritage School

Bannon Phelan
Dalton High School

Meredith Phillips
North Murray High School

Sandra Ramirez Martinez
Coahulla Creek High School

Patricia Ridley
Northwest Whitfield High School

Lena Riggle
Dalton High School

Mariana Salazar
Coahulla Creek High School

Cooper Sanderson
Dalton High School

Alyssa Velasquez
Dalton High School

Isa Wan
Dalton High School

Molly Watts
Dalton High School

Emely Aguirre 
Dalton High School

 
Victoria Amaro 
Dalton High School

 
Charlie Anderson
Dalton High School

Collier Anderson
Dalton High School

 
Landon Atkins
North Murray High School

 
Charlie Beckler
Dalton High School

Jackson Callaway
Dalton High School

Layla Cardona
Coahulla Creek High School

 
Robin Dong
Dalton High School

 
Macy Duarte
Christian Heritage School

 
Emery Edgeman
Dalton High School

Madison Gallman
North Murray High School

 
Israel Garcia
Murray County High School

 
Lilly Grafe 
Dalton High School

 
Hope Hambrock
Dalton High School

Lucy Hester
Dalton High School

 
Caroline Hogshead
Dalton High School

 
Tasneem Issa
Dalton High School

 
Emily Grace King
Northwest Whitfield High School

Matthew Lewallen
Christian Heritage School

 
Cris Marquez
Dalton High School

 
Cullen Marti
Coahulla Creek High School

 
Janet Montoya
Dalton High School

Melannie Munoz
Murray County High School

Maydelin Posada
Dalton High School

 
Savannah Rhinehart
Northwest Whitfield High School

 
Charlsey Richards
Murray County High School

German Santana
Dalton High School

 
Campbell Stockard
Dalton High School

 
Andrea Vasquez
Southeast Whitfield High School

 
Mollie Voiles
Christian Heritage School