Programs on Purpose
The purpose of Pennsylvania YMCA Youth & Government is to bring the workings of
PA State Government alive to students. Write a Bill, persuade others to make it a law...
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The purpose of the program is to bring the workings of state government alive to students.
It creates an opportunity for students to discuss current state issues with state administrators, elected officials, and students
from 40 high schools and YMCA's throughout the state.
Delegates participate in the final three-day event held in April at the state capitol in Harrisburg. The conference is led by teens
elected to office by their fellow delegates. The state provides facilities and volunteers act as resources for the students while
they debate the issues. Students debate and vote on the bills that their fellow delegates have written and presented. Bills that pass in
committee are then taken to the floor of the House or Senate for full debate and vote.
CARING - Teens become members of a club that supports and at times challenges their beliefs...
HONESTY - Intellectual honesty and a strong sense of academic ethics are critical to the Y&G process of research and debate...
RESPECT - Teens learns to confront ideas head on yet in a respectful manner...
RESPONSIBILITY - It is the responsibility of every student to measure their actions against the standards of Servant Leadership
YMCA Youth and Government
