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Youth Human Rights Commission gains footing with grant and listening session plans
Summary
Student leaders reported progress creating bylaws, securing a steady meeting space and a $1,500 grant to hold a youth listening session in April; commissioners discussed recruitment, Zoom access, and sustaining representation across Humboldt County.
Student members of the Youth Human Rights Commission presented an update to the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission describing organizational progress and outreach plans.
Rowan Estlund, a senior at the Academy of Language, said the youth group is developing bylaws, a regular meeting schedule with Zoom access, and recruitment processes. "We're working mainly on developing a bylaws, how to run the whole thing and network of ways to outreach," Rowan said.
The students reported they received a $1,500 grant from the Humboldt County Youth Leadership Fund/Area Foundation to support attendance and an April listening session at the teen center in Eureka. Commissioners discussed placing the youth application on county and partner web pages and using social media to recruit broader geographic participation.
Members acknowledged challenges with representativeness: students said the current membership skews toward Academy students and has limited southern and eastern county representation. Commissioners suggested affiliating with community partners such as the Boys & Girls Club to broaden access and avoid Brown Act complications while preserving formal support from the Human Rights Commission.
Next steps include finalizing bylaws, posting an application on county channels and partner sites, conducting the April listening session, and returning to the commission with outcomes.
