Leadership Long Beach – Environmental Youth Leadership Program
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Youth Leadership Program
YLLB Class of 2021. Photo by: Caught in the moment photography
BECOME THE LEADER YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE
Youth Leadership Long Beach is pleased to announce its plan to return to in-person programming.
Join us in a 7 month journey where young emerging leaders can develop skills, give back to their community and create lasting connections. Together, the program will bring together emerging youth leaders from across Long Beach to develop their leadership skills, educate them on the issues of sustainability and inspire and motivate them to be positive change-makers in their schools, communities and beyond. Youth Leadership Long Beach is a unique opportunity for 30+ high school students to join with emerging youth leaders from across Long Beach to experience an environmentally focused community leadership program. This will be the 23nd class of Youth Leadership Long Beach — to date more than 500 youth have graduated from this program ready to make a positive difference in their communities.
Thank you to those who participated in our Young Environmental Leaders workshop series this summer!
This summer Leadership Long Beach wrapped up its very first Young Environmental Leaders workshop series. This program is design to help students develop leadership skills and identify ways that environmental education can lead to future careers. During this pilot program, middle schoolers from all over Long Beach spent four days were immersed in experiential learning. The students met with government employees, including the department of sustainability & public works. Participants also had the opportunity to explore nature spaces, learn about green architecture and visit a local urban farm. Please stay tuned for our next Young Environmental Leaders workshop series.
YLLB 2020 Environmental Leadership sponsors
John Apostle & Helen Apostle Foundation
Bess J Hodges Foundation
Program Goals
Leadership Development
Develop and inspire youth who will take on leadership roles in their schools and their communities to help create positive change in Long Beach
Principled Leadership
Create a foundation of leadership based on a set of principles such as integrity, respect, courage, commitment, teamwork and service
Community Connections
Connect youth to community organizations and a diverse group of city leaders who are working together to improve our community
Community Trustees
Empower youth to serve as community trustees by educating and inspiring them about issues important to the future and sustainability of Long Beach
What We Stand For
The Youth Leadership Long Beach motto is “discover the leader within.” The youth are challenged to step out of their comfort zones to grow, embrace the diversity of their community, and to create friendships and connections outside their regular school and family circles. The goal is to empower students to build an awareness of the community in which they live, connect them with their youth peers from across the city and be inspired to work together to make Long Beach better.
Youth Leadership Long Beach Class of 2020
Jane Acuff, Poly High School Ariana Badgett, iLead Hybrid Chloe Bricker, Poly High School Kourtney Brown, Poly High School Summer Campos, McBride High School Ashley Celada, Millikan High School Metztli Cervantes, McBride High School Sion Charles, Wilson High School Dylan Choppin, Wilson High School Itzel Corrales, CA Academy of Math & Science Joshua De Leon, St. Anthony High School Madelyn Diaz, Wilson High School Kaisa Faleono, Jordan High School Trisha Ferrer, St. Anthony High School Corrinne Hoban, Millikan High School Jeremy Jackson, CA Academy of Math & Science
Janet Lim, St. Anthony High School Alexander Lopez, St. Anthony High School Leila Martinez, Lakewood High School Jennifer Morales, Lakewood High School Amier Morris, McBride High School Bailey Nantais, Wilson High School Lauren Phillips, Millikan High School Bianca Porciuncula, St. Anthony High School Sydney Powell, Millikan High School Mia Rivera, Millikan High School Jakarta Robinson, Poly High School Madeline Salvador, St. Pius X St. Matthias School Gabriel Sanders, Wilson High School Hamid Torabzadeh, Poly High School Satyamuny Weir, Wilson High School
Project Timeline
April 9
2014 Community Service Project Day
During the February session with Habitat for Humanity, the 2014 Youth Leadership Long Beach class me... Read more
April 25
RoboBowl 3
For the third year in a row, Leadership Long Beach has partnered with Long Beach Unified School Dist... Read more 
April 30
RoboBowl 4
For the fourth consecutive year, Leadership Long Beach has partnered with Long Beach Unified School ... Read more 
December 9
Youth LLB 2017 - City Hall Day
The Youth Leadership Long Beach Class of 2017 spent a full day at the Long Beach City Hall on Friday Read more 
March 17
Youth LLB 2017 - Community Partner Day: Port of Long Beach
Youth Leadership Long Beach Class of 2017 spent Friday, March 17th at the offices of the Port of Lon Read more 
April 29
RoboBowl V
On Saturday, April 29, Youth Leadership Long Beach Class of 2017 coordinated RoboBowl V, the fifth a Read more 
May 21
2017 Youth Leadership Long Beach Graduation
The 36 high school students in this year's Youth Leadership Long Beach program completed their 8-mon Read more 
October 15
YLLB 2018 Class
The Youth Leadership Long Beach Class of 2018 has 34 high school students ready to begin their 8-mon Read more 
December 8
YLLB 2018 - Government & Public Service Day
The Youth Leadership Long Beach Class of 2018 spent a full day at the Long Beach City Hall on Friday Read more 
February 15
LLB at 2018 CSULB Basketball Game
Nearly 100 people supported the fundraising event for Youth Leadership Long Beach by purchasing tick Read more 
May 22
2018 YLLB Graduation
Youth Leadership Long Beach Class of 2018 completed their program year with their graduation ceremon Read more