{"id":1168,"date":"2026-06-17T20:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:41:55","slug":"youth-summit-turns-teens-into-philly-lawmakers-you-are-the-change-ultimately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1168","title":{"rendered":"Youth summit turns teens into Philly lawmakers: \u2018You are the change, ultimately\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The City Council chambers looked as they always do: a sea of slacks and blazers, votes and debates, bills and budgets. The only difference? Every Council member was ateenager.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1166\">Chester County hires new voter services director after a series of controversies at the department<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Around 100youths entered Philadelphia City Hall Wednesday to take part in the Greater Philadelphia YMCA\u2019s Government Youth Summit. The event, hosted by the YMCA for the first time, gave teens from Philadelphia and the surrounding area a hands-on way to learn about their city government.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is our first shot at it. I think it\u2019s been real successful,\u201d Shaun Elliott, president of the Greater Philadelphia YMCA, said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s two things we want to do. Teach kids about civic government and how it works. But also help them develop the competencies of leadership\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At the beginning of the day, the participants were presented with a bill on spending and initiatives during the FIFA World Cup, which they then discussed, debated and reshaped in line with their roles.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Sitting alongside teens representing other districts, Justina Ndebhleh, 17, who was representing the Sixth District in Lower Northeast Philadelphia, led a discussion on SEPTA funding.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about whether increasing SEPTA prices will be beneficial or not,\u201d Ndebhleh said. \u201cBecause we know increasing the fare would be a regressive tax since lower-income communities do take SEPTA on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Between debates and meetings, teens were given the chance to speak with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and City Council President Kenyatta Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1164\">Shane Victorino and Larry Bowa to manage in Futures Game during All-Star week<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Lindsay Doyle, Director of Youth Civic Engagement for the YMCA, said she hoped the participants left understanding that their opinions matter and that they can help make change.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really incredible to see them in these spaces,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cAnd have them interact with city council members, and have those elected officials reinforce the idea that their thoughts, and there are other ideas, and their beliefs really matter, and they can utilize those to change the entire city, state, and nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Kailey Reinboth, 18, from Boyertown Area Senior High School, said the experience gave her a better understanding of what it means to be an engaged citizen, especially at a young age.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI believe that it is really given me insight into my roles and responsibilities as a citizen and being someone that needs to be civically engaged,\u201d she said. \u201cYou are the change, ultimately. And being that the change that you want to see, not just in the future, because, you know, they talk about the youth being the future, the youth aren\u2019t the future. They are the present, and we really need to enforce that in making sure that we\u2019re not making change in the future. We are making change now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Elliott said he hopes to see the program grow in future years, providing more teens with the experience to learn about local government.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=1162\">Sixers are all over \u2014 from top 10 to bottom half of the league \u2014 in way-too-early NBA power rankings roundup<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have 100 young people here. 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