Fargo Youth Initiative works to identify concerns and create solutions for local teens

(Fargo, ND) -- The Fargo Youth Initiative continues it's work aimed at improving the lives of young people in the city. 

"A couple years ago they did a survey that reached over 400 students in the area to hear their concerns about both mental health and about racial equity and so they gathered all that data and they shared it with school leaders, they shared it with the board of public health, Fargo public schools, the city commission, said Staff Liaison Catlyn Christie.  

Christie says the city commission created the Youth Initiative in 2012.  Currently 8 out of up to 20 high school students serve on the board for terms which can run the entire length of their high school years. Applications to serve are accepted in the spring. The Youth Initiative will often perform surveys to identify concerns among young people. Results are shared with city leaders with the goal of creating solutions.   

Learn more: Fargo Youth Initiative