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The Youth Leadership Council meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at Town Hall at 6Pm; the Executive Board meets at 5:30pm. New Members are welcome, if interested and would like more information please attend any meeting or contact the PAL office (732)919-2825 or email info@howellpal.org.
Howell PAL established the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) in 2005 after members expressed a need to provide leadership training and a need to involve youth in PAL program decisions. Members of Howell PAL felt it was important that the youth involved in the YLC be properly trained so that they would be able to improve their lives, and the lives of others in their communities. In the YLC special emphasis is placed on community service (required by most high schools for graduation and acceptance into college) making your voice heard and earning your way in life. By empowering youth to make decisions, organize projects, and manage their own organization, the Howell Township Police Athletic League (HTPAL) has tread new ground in youth development. The intent is to no longer make decisions without the input of the youth the PAL is trying to serve. HTPAL’s goal is to implement a Youth Leadership Council chapter in both Middle and High School. Both chapters will have their own board selected from qualified members that will work with adult advisors to direct the group’s activities. Howell PAL provides periodic training to help facilitate the development of the Youth Leadership Council and assists the youth board of directors with community service projects and monthly meetings. The Youth Leadership Councils are a dynamic part of ongoing Police Athletic League programs that aim to encourage and guide our young people. When our youth leaders serve their communities, their good deeds are beneficial not only to the people they help, but also the youth leaders themselves. When many hands work together, much gets accomplished. That’s what the Police Athletic League Youth Leaders are finding out as they pool their strengths and talents for their community projects. The best part is how the young people feel knowing that their efforts make a difference. Knowing, that spending some time cleaning up a park or reading to a sick child makes this a better place to live. Isn’t it nice to know that some young people have better things to do than hang out on street corners?
