The purpose of The Storehouse Youth Leadership Council (YLC) is to provide high school students with leadership experience while fulfilling the mission of The Storehouse to feed, clothe, and care as neighbors in one community.

Members have an opportunity to serve The Storehouse neighbors directly, while developing the following skills:

Membership Criteria

• Our Youth Leadership Council is open to students in 10^th - 12^th grades.
• All applications will be reviewed and 40 members will be selected for the 2024-2025 council. Selection will be based on volunteer hours completed at The Storehouse, engagement while volunteering, the student's schedule and availability, and finally, responses to questions in the application form. 
• New Members: Freshmen who are interested in joining the YLC will need to complete 40 hours of service at The Storehouse before applying for membership in the spring semester before their sophomore year. YLC Advisors will interview and select new candidates for the program.
• Returning Members: For the 2024-2025 YLC Year, returning members must have completed at least 30 hours and attended 5 out of 8 meetings in the previous year to be eligible for re-admission to the YLC.

Service Hours

YLC Service Days occur once a month on Wednesdays from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Each YLC Service Day will count for 2 volunteer hours that can be accredited to other organizational requirements as the member needs (e.g., high school requirements, National Honor Society requirements, etc).

YLC Meetings occur once a month on Saturdays from 10:00am - 12:00 p.m. Each YLC Meeting counts for 2 volunteer hours.

Council meetings will be held on The Storehouse campus. Each YLC member is required to complete at least 30 volunteer hours at The Storehouse during the 2024-2025 year.

The YLC 2024-2025 year will officially begin on Saturday, August 17, 2024 with a mandatory orientation from 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

YLC 2024-2025 Calendar

May 4, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: YLC Meet & Greet (Optional but highly encouraged)

Membership for the 2024-2025 Council opens on the following dates:

• Returning Members: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
• New Members: Saturday, April 20, 2024
• Registration Closes: Monday, April 22, at 5:00 p.m. 

Once applications have been received, the YLC Advisors will review each application. The final roster of 40 students will be finalized by Wednesday, April 24, 2024. 

The membership application includes a series of questions.  Please make a note of these questions before you begin the application, as the form does not  allow you to save your answers while you are in process of completion.

• Demographic information (name, address, school, etc.)
• What are your future interests?
• What extracurricular activities are you involved in and how have they impacted you? 
• Have you volunteered at The Storehouse before?  If so, what was your experience? If you have not volunteered The Storehouse, why are you applying for the YLC?
• What are your other volunteer experiences?
• What skills do you think you could bring or contribute to the YLC ?

Student and parent signatures will be required on the application. 

There is a $50 membership fee to cover council t-shirt, name tag, food for meetings, and miscellaneous expenses during the year. Membership fee can be waived for students with financial need. Students accepted into the YLC will receive an email confirming their spot which includes a link to complete payment for membership fees. 

REGISTRATION OPENS: SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024