The gentrification of the Mission District brought a "gang list" that affected young people in a 60-block radius, limiting their freedom of movement and association. Vicente Garcia used his 2007 Young People For fellowship to organize the community to stop the gang list.
FLLA staff and Alumni are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and will notify applicants regarding phone interviews by mid-December.
Front Line Leaders Academy
The Front Line Leaders Academy (FLLA) is a premier campaign leadership development program offered every year by the Young Elected Officials (YEO) Network and Young People For (YP4) to 20 talented young people from across the country. FLLA provides prospective candidates and campaign leaders the ability to learn from successful political campaign professionals.
For eight months FLLA works with young, emerging leaders and provides trainings on a wide range of leadership development and political skills. Fellows receive training on the five core competencies of political campaigns. Fellows selected to this elite academy are trained on how to be an effective candidate, campaign manager, finance director, communication director and field organizer. This campaign and leadership development program offers intense trainings for young leaders who demonstrate the potential and desire to run for office or take on a leadership role within a campaign.
Young leaders selected for the program participate in a series of workshops led by Young Elected Officials and campaign experts. Young Elected Officials and fellows work one-on-one, as they develop the necessary skills to transition into the next generation of progressive candidates and campaign leaders. Motivated by their strong will for public service, fellows work with young elected officials and campaign experts during four three-day convenings, internet conference calls and in one-on-one sessions aimed at monitoring the progress of each fellow. By graduation, fellows will have developed a wide range of campaign and candidacy skills, and will have compiled a complete campaign book that will enable them to be successful in campaign leadership.
Are you interested in…
- Developing the skills base needed for field strategy, campaign management, communications and fundraising?
- Learning campaign and leadership skills from successful elected officials and proven campaign experts?
- Organizing and serving your community with your progressive values?
- Becoming a public servant to address the ills of your community?
- Running campaigns for progressive candidates?
Then Front Line Leaders Academy (FLLA) is the leadership program for you! Know a dynamic young leader? Nominate a progressive leader today! For a downloadable application click here.
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