Nine students from South High School, members of the YWCA Minneapolis Youth in Action Program, joined nearly 500 youth at Youth Day at the Capitol—an empowering event where they built advocacy skills, explored the civic process, and met with elected representatives to champion the issues that matter to them.

Michelle, a 17-year-old senior at Blake, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of Girls Inc.’s eighth cohort of the Teen Advocacy Council.

The group flew to Washington, D.C. for a four-day event to voice their desire for change at the highest levels of government.  

Read more about Michelle's experience as a youth advocate.