Overview

Leadership. Service. Excellence. Success. These are just a few of the many traits that describe the Fulton County Youth Commission, its members, and the honorable work that this organization produces.  Since its inception, the Fulton County Youth Commission has worked diligently to impact policy, procedure and legislation relating to children, youth, and families in Fulton County.

Sponsored by Commissioner Nancy A. Boxill and former Fulton County Commissioner, Michael Hightower, the Youth Commission commenced after the Board of Commissioners passed a resolution to implement the program, and has since been coordinated through the Human Services Department, Office of Children and Youth. 

Adopted from a Chatham County youth program in Savannah Georgia, the Fulton County Youth Commission is an exciting leadership and service program that empowers youths to become knowledgeable and involved in the local governmental process. Through this program, the community’s brightest adolescents communicate with their peers and local government leaders to increase awareness about the most pertinent issues facing Fulton County’s children, youth, and families, by offering creative and efficient suggestions regarding governmental mandates and governmental and community services.

Each year, approximately twenty Fulton County students in grades 8-11 are invited to join the Fulton County Youth Commission after a rigorous selection process of application and essay submissions and interviews are completed.  Upon official induction into the Fulton County Youth Commission, these 20 or so students then become youth representatives as well as informants to their peers, community leaders, and Fulton County departments, providing youths with a voice and the space to explore and address the most dynamic concerns facing their neighborhoods, schools, churches, and a plethora of other individuals and organizations.