Merced Youth Council

Improving the lives of the youth of Merced one small step at a time. We meet the 2nd Thurs. of every month at the Civic Center in the chambers upstairs.

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Here are some photos of our FEST!

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Yesterday afternoon, we had lunch at the Mainzer to debrief last week’s FEST!

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At our June meeting, our Vice Chairwoman Hilda resigned after two years of service to the Merced Youth Council. We wish her the best of luck in everything!

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Join us for our upcoming FEST event!

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Last night we presented to the city council! Thank you for your support after our town hall rallies!

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Check it out!

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Check out the Parks and Rec Department’s informational table at the Merced Mall today! They have information on the Merced Youth Council! They will be there until 5pm today!

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On Wednesday, the Merced Youth Council had the honor of holding Town Hall rallies at Golden Valley High School. We are grateful for the opportunity to present to Cougars and we thank them for having been a great audience! Special shout-out to the staff who enabled this event!

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On Monday evening, we had the opportunity to converse with Mayor Serratto, Deputy City Manager Quintero, and Councilmember Ornelas during our pizza social to connect over things happening in the City!

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Last Wednesday, a few of our Council members were able to be present for the Tealtop Street Hockey Court by the Sharks Foundation!

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Some of our Merced Youth Council members were able to help at the Park Crawl this afternoon!

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Today was our Love Veasley Family Park Cleanup! Thank you to all our volunteers who helped us paint this lovely neighborhood park!

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We would like to honor the young women who serve on the Merced Youth Council in honor of International Women’s Day this past Tuesday. The staff who are women who support us also deserve a shoutout. We are proud of the women who are getting involved to make change. ❤️

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Our next Community Park Cleanup is coming up this Saturday the 12th! Please join us at the Love Veasley Park for registration at 8:30 then the cleanup at 9!

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A huge congratulations to our amazing Treasurer Diego on his recognition at a City Council meeting! We are so proud to have such person on our council who has shown great dedication to our community with over 2000 hours of community service. Way to go Diego! 💛

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What a successful closed session this evening! We are actively working on putting on Town Hall rallies at the high schools next month!

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Please note the Merced Youth Council’s cancellation of the February meeting.

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This morning, even with the fog, the Merced Youth Council held a park cleanup at Gabriel Macias Park! We had a large amount of volunteers who we thank for joining us in beautifying our city, one park at a time!

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The Merced Youth Council’s Public Meeting for the month of January has now been moved to virtual! It will still be tonight, the 13th at 6:00 PM. We apologize for the inconvenience! Please join us virtually at the following link!: https://t.co/oEcqbpjeiY

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Kicking off the New Year, the Merced Youth Council will be hosting a park cleanup at Gilbert Macias Park! Please share and join us!