Photo courtesy of Chris Conroy Photography

Mission

To establish a forum that will encourage feedback and ideas from teens to help develop youth centric programs at HSSV; to provide an opportunity for youth to develop their leadership skills and form a basis for life-long animal interest and philanthropy.

Members
The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is geared toward children ages 13 to 18 from local Bay Area communities who share a passion for animals.  Term of membership is one year with potential to renew. Parents who are interested in having their children participate in the Youth Advisory Board should contact Jaime Allen at 408.727.3383 ext. 830. 

Participation
YAB members discuss everything from pit bulls to HSSV’s website. They are energetic, whimsical, and passionate about animals. YAB members meet quarterly to discuss their ideas for innovative youth-centric programs at HSSV.  The Sunday afternoon meetings allow members to develop leadership skills and form the basis of a life-long interest in animal welfare and philanthropy.  YAB Members

• Offer feedback on existing programs and ideas for new programs, educational exhibits, classes, symposia, etc.  

• Offer suggestions on how HSSV can best serve children in the community.

• Write articles for their high school newspapers about animal welfare related issues.

Watch movies made staring YAB members. There are two file types Flash and Quicktime.

1. Meet Your Match Flash Quicktime (6MB)
2. Ask the Behaviorist Flash Quicktime (4MB)
3. Spay and Neuter Flash Quicktime (3MB)

YAB members experience first hand how the shelter helps animals in our community and creates an environment where kids can talk about animals and think about the issues relating to them. Click here to view brochure.
YAB in the News! (650KB) need Adobe Reader.