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Albany Civic Leadership Academy participants present youth-engagement roadmap to council
Summary
Young participants in Albany’s first Civic Leadership Academy told the City Council on Nov. 19 that youth need to be "seen, heard and valued," and offered practical steps — from school partnerships to youth advisory councils and digital engagement — for increasing civic participation among people ages 15–24.
Katrina Przlak and a classmate from Albany’s Civic Leadership Academy presented a nine‑week student research project to the City Council on Nov. 19, urging the city to expand programs that give young people meaningful roles in government.
The students said youth engagement should center on three principles — being seen, being heard and being valued — and argued the city should pursue proactive outreach, better advertising for existing paid…
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