Youth Leadership Somerset is a scholarship program for young community leaders in grades 8-12 who live in Somerset County, New Jersey and are interested in developing their potential. The program prepares diverse individuals for leadership through education and workshops.

Youth Leadership Somerset encourages young people to take active leadership roles in their community and to become resources as they work for the common good.

The Youth Leadership Somerset program was created by the Leadership Somerset Class of 2000 as their class project. YLS is a partnership of Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Somerset County Business Partnership, Raritan Valley Community College, United Way of Somerset County, Business and Education Alliance, Leadership Somerset Class of 2000, Middle Earth, Somerset County Vocational and Technical School and the Somerset County Cultural Diversity Coalition.

The deadline date for applications for the Youth Leadership Class of 2010-2011 was May 15th. Applications for the Class of 2011-2012 will be available in March 2011.

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Please contact us at

Leadership Somerset
c/o Somerset County Administrator's Office
PO Box 3000, 20 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-1262

Tel. (908) 231-7040 Fax(908) 231-1740
Email LeadershipSomerset@co.somerset.nj.us