youth guide development program

mytown's Youth Guide Development Program equips urban teenagers with the skills and knowledge that they need to be engaged, successful community members.  Boston high school students are hired as Youth Guides to participate in an intensive training and employment opportunity that builds essential leadership, communication, work readiness, cultural competence, and critical thinking skills.  Youth Guides research their local and personal history and then teach what they have learned to the public by developing and leading tours and presentations. 

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 mytown Youth Guides are the heart and soul of our organization. Youth Guides are Boston high school students between the ages of 14 and 18.  Young people recruited by mytown must live in the city of Boston and attend high school.  mytown Youth Guides are among the most diverse groups of young people anywhere in the city, representing different neighborhoods, schools, ethnic backgrounds and experiences.  These young people must demonstrate two characteristics: commitment to their own personal and skill development and an interest in learning the city's history. 

Come meet some of our Youth Guides and learn about their stories. Wanna be a Youth Guide?Click here to apply to join our team!