Town of Brookline Seeking Young Community Members to Serve on the First Brookline Youth Council

BROOKLINE — The Town of Brookline is seeking students aged 14-18 living in Brookline to serve on the Town’s first Youth Council.

In November 2024, Town Meeting approved the creation of the Council, which will engage Brookline’s younger residents in civic leadership and community development.

The Brookline Youth Council will consist of nine members and will hold at least nine meetings per year. The council’s duties include: 

• Representing the views of youth in the community.
• Facilitating neighborhood meetings with youth to discuss problems, needs and suggested improvements for the community.
• Interacting with other boards and commissions to discuss issues, concerns and needed improvements.
• Working on town-sanctioned community service projects. 
• Making recommendations to the Select Board and Town Meeting in matters affecting youth in the community.

Council members must be between the ages of 14-18 and be Brookline residents actively enrolled in a public or private high school in town. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Appointed students will serve one-year terms. Members may serve consecutive terms, provided that a member’s term shall terminate upon turning 19.

Seats on the council will be allotted based on precinct. Seat allotments are:

• 2 seats – Covers Precincts 1-4
• 2 seats – Covers Precincts 5-8
• 2 seats – Covers Precincts 9-12
• 2 seats – Covers Precincts 13-17
• 1 seat – Any Precinct

View the precinct map here. 

To apply, visit here or the Brookline Youth Council webpage.