Help Young Leaders Be The Change
What happens when young people are given the space, tools, and support to find their voice and lead?
Since 2014, Young Leaders Strong City (YLSC) has brought together 8th–12th grade students from public, private, and charter schools across the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex for the Annual Teen Unity Summit. For more than a decade, we have created spaces where young people learn from one another, build understanding across differences, and turn their ideas into action.
Our mission is to educate, equip, and activate a community of youth leaders to realize their vision for themselves and their community. As a Dallas nonprofit, YLSC has served more than 8,000 students from across the DFW Metroplex.
At YLSC, young leaders don't just talk about change—they learn how to create it. Through our Annual Teen Unity Summit and monthly programming, students explore local history, identity, and the experiences that shape their schools and communities. Guided by young leaders, local educators, artists, historians, and adult allies, students engage in honest conversations, challenge assumptions, develop leadership skills, and create strategies for advancing positive change.
Most importantly, every student has a seat in the room. There is no cost for students to participate because we believe a young person's opportunity to lead should never depend on their family's income or access to transportation.
We partner with local school districts, organizations, and adult allies to remove barriers and make participation possible for every student who wants to be involved. YLSC amplifies #YouthVoice because we believe young people are not simply the leaders of tomorrow—they are powerful agents of change today. We create spaces where young leaders are fully seen, heard, safe, supported, and empowered to shape the future of their communities.
When you support YLSC, you invest in young people who are already creating change—and in the stronger, more connected communities they are building.
Your Support Makes Their Participation Possible
Help Build Stronger Communities by Donating to Young Leaders Strong City
A $250 donation sponsors one student's participation in YLSC programming.
Your gift helps provide the experiences and resources that allow students to show up, connect, learn, and lead, including:
Your investment doesn't simply fund an event. It invests in young leaders who are ready to make a difference in their schools, communities, and beyond.
Help Us Reach More Young Leaders
YLSC is growing, and we want to ensure that more Dallas-area students have access to meaningful opportunities to develop their voices, connect across differences, and become leaders for positive change.
Give $250 to sponsor a student—or donate to YLSC in any amount to help bring young leaders together to make YLSC programming possible.
Together, we can make sure that cost is never the reason a young person misses the opportunity to lead.
Young Leaders Strong City's (YLSC) mission is to educate, equip, and activate a community of youth leaders to realize their vision for themselves and their community.
Funding, volunteers, and in-kind donations.
Young Leaders Strong City is one of the most inclusive youth programs in the Dallas area. We bring together students from across backgrounds, gender, economic, academic, and other identities to talk about the ways our identities shape who we are. Belonging is everyone's responsibility. Our goal is to build a sense of belonging and impact & action across communities by building the next generation of unique leaders.
Organization name
Young Leaders Strong City
Tax id (EIN)
84-3239436
Causes
Education - K-12
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Address
2803 Taylor Street