Nehemiah Thompson, chair of the Youth Human Rights Commission, and Julian Jackson, media manager, reported on start-up activities and recruitment.

Thompson said the youth commission has been active for about a year and a half and is "starting to get really rolling," with recruiting focused at the Academy of the Redwoods and College of the Redwoods where students have sought community-service hours. He said the commission's current age range is 14 to 21 and that the body has executive roles including chair, treasurer, media manager and secretary. "We are kind of right now, primarily focused on kind of just setting up and getting to the ground. We are working on [a] website right now," Thompson said.

Thompson and Jackson identified early issue priorities as youth basic needs, youth homelessness, LGBTQ+ rights, class conflicts, and food-assistance changes such as SNAP/EBT reductions and EBT eligibility changes. "Notably, the SNAP cuts and the EBT cuts and all of that. That's something that we are just starting to look for," Jackson said.

The commissioners asked the adult Human Rights Commission to consider extending the youth commission's administrative expiration date (the commission discussed extension to Dec. 31, 2026), and invited collaboration and mentorship from adult commissioners. They said meetings currently include an in-person slot and a separate online cadence and that they hope to broaden school recruitment beyond CR and Academy of the Redwoods.

Ending: The youth leaders asked for continued support from the adult commission on recruitment and public outreach as they formalize roles and activities.