FY26 Renewal: Statewide Youth Advisory Board

The Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an applicant to support the Statewide Youth Advisory Board. The grantee will work in partnership with the Cook/Northern/Central/Southern Regional and Statewide Youth Advisory Boards to promote civic engagement, policy advocacy, and system change. They will also implement outreach and recruitment strategies to increase representation on the boards. The grantee will be responsible for providing transportation to ensure attendance at the monthly meetings. Key aspects of the job include: • Providing programmatic and logistical support for the meetings • Implementing outreach and recruitment strategies to increase representation on the boards • Gathering additional youth voice from youth in care not affiliated with the board • Working in partnership with the Regional and Statewide Youth Advisory Boards • Providing transportation to ensure attendance at the meetings