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Las Vegas staff secure Youth Solutions grant to address student traffic injuries; council members sought to lead effort
Summary
City staff told the new youth advisory council about a Youth as Solutions grant to address youth injuries and fatalities related to walking, bicycling and driving to school and asked for youth leaders to take part; staff said the grant requires four youth leaders and that multiple council members expressed interest.
City staff brought a countywide youth‑safety initiative to the inaugural Youth Leadership Advisory Council and asked for student volunteers to lead the effort. Dr. Tammy Malich, director of Youth Development and Social Initiatives, reported that the council has the opportunity to participate in the National Youth Leadership Council’s Youth as Solutions program to address serious injuries and fatalities involving young people traveling to and from school.
Dr. Malich said that across the area served by the Clark County School District — which includes Las Vegas as well as neighboring jurisdictions such as Henderson, Mesquite and Moapa Valley — there were about 120 youth injuries or fatalities in the 2024–25 school year involving pedestrian, bicycle/scooter, or driving incidents. She said that by Oct. 9 of the current school year there were 109 serious injuries or fatalities in similar categories.
The Youth as Solutions award provides modest funding and a youth‑led framework for local action: student leaders conduct a root‑cause analysis, design an outreach and education plan, and produce materials such as PSAs, printed materials and social media outreach. Dr. Malich said the program requires one adult adviser and at least four youth leaders — she requested three additional student leaders in addition to one youth who had already been identified. Participation will involve monthly meetings with the national program and the expectation that the youth leaders would bring recommendations back to the larger YLAC or to a subcommittee. The city would partner with the Department of Public Safety, the Metropolitan Police Department, Public Works and the Clark County School District.
Multiple members expressed interest in leading the project; Dr. Malich recorded seven names for follow‑up and said she would contact those students to determine final participants and alternates so as not to approach a quorum during planning. She also said the group could later propose the work as a YLAC subcommittee and that additional council members could get involved in outreach and implementation once the leadership team is established.
Dr. Malich said the project’s aim is to reduce risk and raise awareness of teen driver safety and pedestrian and bicycle safety through education and community engagement. She noted the initiative is youth‑led; staff will serve as advisers and logistics support.
