The Magna United Youth Coalition is a youth-led group in the community that’s interested in substance use prevention, mental health awareness, and youth advocacy. Youth develop strong leadership skills, experience in community service and outreach, and they learn how to be college and career ready.
Why Join?
- You not only have opportunities to do service-learning projects, but you also get to plan them from beginning to end.
- If you’re interested in helping your community, you will also meet new friends who share that same interest.
- You will gain strong leadership skills, learn how to become job and college ready, and be able to network with community partners from all over Magna and Salt Lake County.
- We encourage you to use your voice to make positive changes among your peers and in the community!
Hear what our youth members have to say!
Getting Youth Involved in their Community
We invite any 6-12th grade student who lives in Magna or attends a school in Magna to join Magna United’s Youth Coalition!
At monthly meetings, youth choose projects related to topics of their choice such as substance use prevention, homelessness, and mental health awareness. Adult advisors teach topics ranging from scholarship application tips to how to speak to legislator, while modeling important life skills.
Members of the Magna United Youth Coalition have multiple opportunities to attend both in state and out of state youth leadership conferences with the youth coalition advisory council.
Apply to join Magna United Youth Coalition for Fall 2023!
We are currently accepting applications for students who want to join the Magna United Youth Coalition this upcoming school year. If you live in Magna or attend school in Magna, are in 6th-12th grade, and have an interest in helping your community, we welcome you to apply!
The online application form can be found here.
