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The Metropolitan
Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award (MMCYA) is an award that
recognizes teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 who have overcome
personal adversity and created positive change in their lives. The
awards program provides business, community, and civic leaders an
opportunity to actively demonstrate their belief in and support for
the young people in our communities.
Teens need
recognition and support. In these days when much of the press about
teenagers is negative, the Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners
Youth Awards focus on teenagers who have triumphed over great odds
and serve as inspirations and role models. If you know young people
who would be good candidates for the Metropolitan Mayors and
Commissioners Youth Award, please help us identify them by
completing the attached nomination form.
Mission of
the MMCYA
To
identify and recognize teenagers who have overcome obstacles and
risen to challenges life has presented.
The Metropolitan
Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award is unique because it recognizes
youth who have overcome difficult situations in their lives by
making positive changes and by exhibiting strength and determination
in the face of adversity. The young people we recognize have had a
positive influence on themselves and those around them and often
have not had any official recognition.
The MMCYA is a
3-tiered program that honors nominees at local, county, and
metro-wide levels. Typically, all nominees are recognized at the
local level, and then a screening process determines which nominees
will be honored at the county level and at the metro-wide level.
This award is unique because it encompasses all youth: youth who
have not finished school, youth in traditional classroom settings,
youth in group homes, youth in alternative schools, and emancipated
youth.
In describing
your nominee, please be specific as to why you think your
nominee should receive this award. As you fill out these forms, keep
in mind that the more information you include, the easier it will
be for the screening committees to recognize what makes these young
people so special. We realize that some of the information may
be sensitive. Please indicate if any of the information needs to be
kept confidential.
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