Who We Are: MYC is a council of students in grades 9-12 who represent different public, private, and home schools in West Hartford. We meet twice a month (1 council meeting, one work session) from September – May to help plan and facilitate community impact projects that improve the quality of life of West Hartford youth. We also work with local departments and organizations to help with town-wide initiatives as they arise.
Purpose: More than ever, teens are interested in politics, community service, and social activism. MYC is an opportunity for teens to share issues that are important to them, learn about civic engagement, and have their voices heard by West Hartford government officials.
MYC Meeting Dates
- (Special Meeting Due to Room Change) September 10, 2024 6-7PM Town Hall Room 312
- (Special Meeting Due to Date Change) October 16, 2024 6-7PM Town Hall Room 407
- (Special Meeting Due to Room & Date Change) November 19, 2024 6-7PM Town Hall Room 400
- December 3, 2024 6-7PM Town Hall Room 217
- January 14, 2025 6-7PM Town Hall Room 217
- February – May 2025 Dates TPD
View past meeting minutes here.
MYC Officers 2024-2025
Co-Chairs – Moh Palanki & Joseph Landino
Secretary – Rudra Singh
Outreach Chair – Allison Chen
Social Media Chair – Caeli Sullivan
Diversity & Cultural Appreciation Subcommittee Chair – Laila Zaffou
Food Insecurity Subcommittee Chair – Anthony Hubbard
Mental Health Subcommittee Chair – Catherine Zehr
Political Activism Subcommittee Chair – Jack Fitzgerald
Mayor’s Youth Council Members
- Santiago Ballestas – 12th Conard
- Daphne Brewer – 12th Conard
- Allison Chen – 11th Hall
- Ava DellaFera – 12th Hall
- Jack Fitzgerald – 11th Conard
- Adam Gold – 11th Kingswood Oxford
- Zuri Freeman – 11th Hall
- Oliver Hartmann – 12th Hall
- Anthony Hubbard – 12th Hall
- Meghan Jo – 12th Conard
- Anaya Lal – 9th Hall
- Joseph Landino – 12th Hall
- Sebastian Latif – 9th Hall
- Dylan Meer – 11th Hall
- Isabelle Mulready – 10th Hall
- Alexis Nguyen – 12th Conard
- Moh Palanki – 12th Kingswood Oxford
- Grace Piccioli – 12th Conard
- Abby Sanderson – 12th Hall
- Alina Singh – 11th Conard
- Rudra Singh – 12th Hall
- Caeli Sullivan – 11th Hall
- Madeline Valentin – 12th Hall
- Laila Zaffou – 11th Hall
- Catherine Zehr – 12th Conard
- Kari Karp – Teen Services Librarian & Board Liaison, kkarp@WestHartfordCT.gov
2023-2024 Subcommittees / Impact Projects / Community Partners
Kindness Project Boxing Event December 16, 2023
Holiday Giving / Adopt a Family with West Hartford Social Services December 2023
West Hartford Immigrant Teens & MYC Art & Chat February 2023
Holocaust Remembrance Day January 2023
Listen to the conversation here:
Celebrate Diversity Concert May 2022
Collaborations
| ‣ Elmwood Community Center Advisory Committee https://www.westhartfordlibrary.org/the-library/feasibility-study/ | |
| ‣ Human Rights Commission Declaration of Human Rights Video Recording 12/3/21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB9g4MRjWx8 | |
| ‣ “Taking the Lead” West Hartford Life Article 12/21 | |
| ‣ Vigil for Democracy We-Ha.com Article 1/22 https://bit.ly/MYCVigilforDemocracy | |
| ‣ Dinah Road Street Renaming Project with The Witness Stones Project https://witnessstonesproject.org/witness-stones-project-students-petitioning-to-rename-street-in-blue-back-square/ | |
Contact Us! myc@westhartfordCT.gov
Follow us on Instagram @mycwesthartford