NAACP Youth Council meeting is Saturday

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The next meeting of the local NAACP youth council will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the basement meeting room of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County’s main library, 305 Wick Ave.

The newly reorganized youth council invites youths in middle school and high school, regardless of age, to join the group. Youths in elementary school also are welcome to join. A separate council of elementary-age youths may be created if there is enough interest.

Topics for discussion will be the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the organization’s current activities, and activities city youths believe need their attention.

An opportunity to take part in an Underground Railroad event also will be presented, as well as the need for fundraising/promotional activities for the group.

The acting adviser of the Youngstown NAACP Youth Council is L.K. Williams, who can be reached by calling 330-788-1005 or by emailing naacp.yc600@gmail.com.