Youth Leadership Program

Our youth program, Future Leadership Vallejo, launched in 2022. The program was designed by Leadership Vallejo’s Cohort 14 participants to engage Vallejo youth, develop their critical leadership skills, and help them gain a deeper understanding of their community.

Leadership Vallejo educates and trains future leaders. Future Leadership Vallejo (FLV) is a five-month interactive youth leadership development and community education program. This powerful program serves high school sophomores and juniors in Vallejo. FLV provides leadership training to these youth leaders while raising their voices around critical issues in the city. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, youth leaders participate in the program tuition-free (waived tuition fee valued at $750).

Activities include hands-on leadership training, field trips, and active conversations with local Vallejo officials and community leaders.  The 2024 session will be held from February through June, once per month on Saturdays from 9:00AM to 1:00PM, at different locations throughout Vallejo. Students can potentially gain school required community service hours through participation in the program.

Young Minds Making an Impact!

Do you have a passion for positively impacting your community? Future Leadership Vallejo (FLV) engages youth to raise their awareness of critical, relevant issues and challenge their assumptions about their roles as leaders in the world. 

Space is limited to 15-20 students, tuition-free.

    1. Currently attending a high school within Vallejo, California.

    2. Grade: Sophomores and Juniors

    3. Provide one’s own transportation to and from meetings (in Vallejo).

    4. Regularly attend Future Leadership Vallejo Youth Program Meetings.

    5. Arrive to meetings on time.

    6. Actively engaging in conversations with meeting participants and guests.

    7. Making a short presentation about the experience, or participating in a community service project, by the end of the program.

    8. Students will need to attend at least four (4) meetings to be eligible to graduate from the program and to receive a certificate of completion.

  • Students’ participation in this 5-month (May-September) interactive program will cover five areas:

    1. Communications and Leadership Skills

    2. Vallejo’s Past, Present, and Future

    3. Local Government Involvement

    4. Safety

    5. Human Services

  • • Friday, February 2: Parent/Guardian Orientation
    • Saturday, February 3 | 9AM-1PM
    • Saturday, March 2 | 9AM-1PM
    • Saturday, April 6 | 9AM-1PM
    • Saturday, May 4 | 9AM-1PM
    • Saturday, June 1 | 9AM-1PM

  • Some things to expect:

    • Food and fun activities

    • Participate in Q&A sessions

    • Mock City Council meeting

    • Tours at Vallejo’s major landmarks

    • Meet Vallejo leaders in government, business, and community organizations (i.e., Mayor, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, and other business owners and community leaders).

    • Gain leadership awareness and training specifically geared towards youth leaders.

    • Build a network of diverse, authentic relationships with other youth peers.

    • Identify community challenges, solutions, and explore how to lead.

    • Lessons from the area's most influential changemakers about various leadership topics such as leadership styles, inclusion, social action, and resilience.

    • Students can potentially gain school required community service hours through participation in the program.
    • APPLY HERE!

First year graduate, Brandon Coleman shows off his certificate as he graduates from the Future Leadership Vallejo Youth Program at Suite Treatments in Vallejo.  Along with the certificate, each graduate received a $250 stipend from Watch Me Grow Inc. (Credit:  Chris Riley/Times-Herald)
  • First Graduation for Future Leadership Vallejo (Credit: Chris Riley/Times-Herald)

Accepting Applications
Be Part of Vallejo’s Future!

The future depends on you! We need you today, for a better tomorrow. Gain the skills you need to make that change you’ve wished to see in Vallejo and our community.

Any Questions?

For more information on the Youth Leadership Program contact Paul Lamb.