"Leading with" Youth In Action

Youth in Action leads by letting the Youth lead. The youth our the future. How can we make changes if we don't know the current situations? Sure we can hear stories but we are not living it. YIA teams up with its youth to hear about the issues they are dealing with daily so they can address them and create workshops to help create a better environment. Basically, YIA makes sure youth are involved every step of the way and that is how they lead. 

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