Youth Leadership Douglas Applications Available

The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce that applications for the 2013-2014 Youth Leadership Douglas (YLD) program are now available.   The goals of Youth Leadership Douglas are to provide opportunities for participants to develop an understanding of the meaning and responsibilities of personal, organizational and community leadership and to produce ethical leaders committed to active community involvement.  This program is a partnership between the Chamber and the Douglas County School System.

Leadership is more than just raw talent and determination.  While a portion of great leadership is aptitude, a great deal of what it takes to be a leader is skill based and can be learned.  Participants will acquire and broaden their knowledge of local government, business and civic activities through this four month leadership program.  The Youth Leadership Douglas program is highly interactive which permits participants to review the impact each topic has on themselves as well as the larger community.  The program was redeveloped in 2010 by YLD Coordinators Sara Ray, DC Chamber, and Ruby Byers, DC School System, and will provide students with personal and professional development opportunities that cater to each individual.  The program will allow students to embrace the changes of technology by submitting their assignments through various social media outlets and also to select their assignments based on their personal interests.

Youth Leadership Douglas is a four month program that has two sessions.  Fall session begins in August 2013 and ends in December 2013, and Spring session begins January 2014 and ends in April 2014 for high school juniors only.  Rising juniors from each Douglas County high school (both public and private) are eligible.  These students will then be interviewed by the YLD Program Coordinators. Students must apply and qualify through an application and interview process, which is under the direction of the individual school.  There will a maximum of 15 students selected for each session.

Applications are due by April 4^th and are available online at www.douglascountygeorgia.com/youth-leadership-douglas. For more information on this program, please contact Sara Ray at 770.942.5022.