The Youth Council is a collaboration among businesses and educational professionals, local government, community leaders and youth that aim to provide all youth with opportunities to become productive members of the community.
The Cape & Islands Youth Council envisions a community where all youth are a success in school, work, and life. We envision a community that provides all youth with opportunities to become productive and satisfied adults. It is toward that vision that the following Strategic Action Plan for the Youth Council of the Cape & Islands Workforce Investment Board is developed.
MISSION. To serve as a catalyst to build a comprehensive youth service delivery system. The Council develops and implements youth workforce development decisions on behalf of the Cape and Islands WIB and advocates for issues involving youth. To successfully transition to working adulthood, youth need access to services that prepare them for success in employment, improve educational achievement, provide overall support and develop their potential as citizens and leaders. The Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Youth Council works to ensure these four service elements are available to all Cape and Islands youth.

ROLE: The Youth Council will play several roles in relationship to the vision and mission. We will strategically invest in innovation. We will act as an intermediary between businesses and youth, to ensure that a mutually beneficial relationship between both ensues. And we will be a community facilitator and convener to identify issues and collectively solve problems with regard to our mission.
The work of the Council is carried out not only by the full Youth Council, but also by its 6 sub-committees:
Executive Committee
Youth Employability Skills (YES) Committee
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Committee
Graduation Rate Committee
Mentoring Committee
Community Partnerships Committee
Youth Council Members |
Organization |
YC
Role |
| Beth Griffin |
Upper Cape Technical High School |
Chair |
| Sally Bowles |
Catania Hospitality |
Member |
| Steve Brown |
Cape Cod Justice for Youth Collab |
Member |
| Martha Burzycki |
Career Opportunities |
Member |
| Shaun Cahill |
Barnstable County Sheriff's Office |
Member |
| Beverly Costa-Ciavola |
CC Neighborhood Support Coalition |
Member |
| Kris Dower |
JTEC / Career Opportunities |
Member |
| Lisa Fedy |
Cape Cod Community College |
Member |
| Kathy Felt |
RFK Children's Action Corps |
Member |
| Scott Fitzmaurice |
C&I Gay & Straight Youth Alliance |
Member |
| Estelle Fritzinger |
Community Action Committee |
Member |
| Bev Horan |
INFOR |
Member |
| Ken Jenks |
Dennis Yarmouth High School |
Member |
| Michael Medeiros |
Massachusetts MENTORS |
Member |
| John Mika |
Barnstable High School |
Member |
| Susan Miller |
Cape Cod Community College |
Member |
| Joanna Nee |
Parent of Youth |
Member |
| Kristin O' Malley |
Cape Cod Foundation |
Member |
| Christine Pires |
Job Corps |
Member |
| Ruth Provost |
Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod |
Member |
| Kathy Quatromoni |
District Attorney's Office |
Member |
| Steve Ryan |
Department of Children & Families |
Member |
| Robert Sanborn |
Cape Cod Technical High School |
Member |
| Yvonne Tobey |
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe |
Member |
| David Willard |
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank |
Member |
| Carol Woodbury |
Dennis Yarmouth School District |
Member |
| Steven Wolfe |
YMCA Cape Cod |
Member |
| Traci Wyse |
Southeast Alternative School |
Member |
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