Transcript Extension Council Youth Leadership (ECYL) Topic #5 Engaging Young Adults in Voting Positions Produced by the Council Leadership Development Committee ― Missouri Council Leadership Development - a partnership.

Extension Council
Youth Leadership
(ECYL)
Topic #5
Engaging Young
Adults in Voting
Positions
Produced by the Council Leadership Development Committee ― Missouri Council Leadership
Development - a partnership of the Missouri Extension County Council Leadership Council
and University of Missouri Extension
(c) 2007 University of Missouri Board of Curators. Updated October 2011.
University of Missouri Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran in
employment or program. Funding for this project was made possible by a grant from the
Surdna Foundation and the National 4-H Council.
Extension Council
Youth Leadership
(ECYL)
Topic #5
Learning
Objectives:
• Understand young adult motivations to
serve on council.
• Identify barriers that prevent young
adults from running for council.
• Relate what councils have learned
from current young adults members.
• Name strategies for locating and
inviting young adults to run for council.
• Develop strategies to support young
adults in a successful election
campaign.
Why Are Young Adults Motivated to
Serve on a County Extension Council?
What are Reasons More Young
Adults Do Not Run
for Elected Council Positions?
Trends Affecting Young Adults
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Living at home longer/moving back
Spending longer in school
Marrying and having children later
Changing jobs more frequently
Rising housing costs
Different spending patterns
More debt
Getting news and information in new ways
Excerpt from Network on Transitions to Adulthood. (2006). http://www.transad.pop.upenn.edu/
Where Can Qualified Young Adults Be
Found in Your Community?
What Can Councils Do to Increase
Young Adult Interest in Running?
Reaching Young Adult Audiences
1. Review the Intergenerational Outreach
handout info for Gen Y & Gen Z groups.
2. Brainstorm what talking point councils
could use when recruiting younger
generations.
3. List some ways councils could reach
more young adults
Engaging Young Adults in
Voting Positions
Action Step…
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Choose 1-3 strategies your council will work on
to improve outreach to the young adult
population.
Make a list of young adults in the community
who would make good council members.
Identify at least one council member to mentor
prospective/new young adult members.
Extension Council Youth Leadership
(ECYL)
County Extension Council Training Module
Produced by the Council Leadership Development Committee  a partnership
of the Missouri Extension County Council Leadership Council and University
of Missouri Extension
http://extension.missouri.edu/extcouncil/training/
Funding for this project was made possible by a grant from the Surdna
Foundation and the National 4-H Council.