The purpose of the HearMeWA Youth Advisory Group is to ensure that HearMeWA is and stays youth centered. HearMeWA Youth Advisory Group members may be eligible for a compensation per AGO Stipend and Travel guidelines. Youth Advisory Group Members will provide meaningful input to the decision-making process to the Attorney General’s Office’s Youth Program team when it comes to branding, marketing, and advertising for HearMeWA. The Youth Program team will seek youth feedback on the program and be accountable to incorporating that feedback.
Youth will have the opportunity to:
Be in conversation with their peers and make suggestions when it comes to the HearMeWA program in terms of its branding, marketing and advertising, and program feedback.
Gain leadership opportunities to facilitate and conduct meetings, compose notes, and hold the group accountable to the groups’ purpose and the community agreements.
Become more conscious of and knowledgeable about community issues and the larger factors that affect their and others lives.
Provide a youth perspective to the HearMeWA Program.
Represent the HearMeWA Youth Advisory Group at events to create awareness about the program.
Youth between the ages of 12-25 who reside in Washington State can apply to be a member. Youth must have access to a smart phone or a computer for Zoom meetings and know that the information they provide during meetings can be subject to public record. Applications can be subject to public records. Please know your application and information will be deleted after the selection process.
The application will remain open until the end of the day, January 1st, 2025.
Applications will be thoroughly reviewed and applicants can expect to hear about their submission by January 22nd. After January 22nd, the Youth Outreach Coordinator will meet with selected members and share more about the group and its expectations, including: dates and times of meetings, roles and responsibilities, and more. Virtual meetings will occur quarterly on the third Tuesday evenings at 6pm. We plan to hold the meetings: