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Youth delegates address important issues at conference.(Congress of Cities, Charlotte)
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Nation's Cities Weekly
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January 2, 2006
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More than 125 youth delegates from California to Florida came together at the December 2005 Congress of Cities in Charlotte, N.C., to network, learn from each other's experiences and share ideas about issues facing their cities.
Discussions Among Youth
Youth facilitators kicked off the youth sessions by leading small group discussions of 10 to 12 youth around the issue areas of youth councils, youth summits, outreach to other youth and youth service.
Youth councils are one way in which the youth delegates are involved in their cities, giving feedback to the mayor and councilmembers and providing youth representation for the city. The councils represented at ...
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