Mayor's Youth Council

Dynamic, outgoing, and exceptional superior students in grades 8th – 11th, who live in the City of Homestead, are invited to apply to form part of the Mayor’s Youth Council.

The purpose of the Mayor’s Youth Council is to complement academic studies by increasing the students’ knowledge, voice, communication, and involving them in practical hands on experiences to promote volunteerism among both youth and adults in civic education and affairs.

The selected students will gain great knowledge through participation on local boards and committees. The selection and application process will be competitive but it will be made up of a group of diverse young people that will represent ALL youth and serving as a great demonstration as a youth who wants to make a difference and voice for greater good in the City of Homestead.

Download the application and turn it in via email at or pick up and submit your application at the City of Homestead City Hall’s Mayor and Council offices the City of Homestead City Hall at 100 Civic Court, Homestead, FL 33030. For more information please contact Vice Mayor Fairclough-Staggers’s office at 305-224-4456, 786-205-3410 or contact via email pfairclough@cityofhomestead.com.


The City of Homestead Mayor’s Youth Council diligently partakes in civic engagement and community service. The council takes part in numerous projects throughout the year and actively leads and creates events of our own. Such projects include the “Government Relief Project,” “Tend with Teddy,” “MLK Care Package Distribution,” and “Martin Luther King Jr. Art Gala.” Such projects bring positive change to our immediate vicinity and are a small part of what fosters our community to grow.

As ambassadors of the youth, giving back to the local community is at the core of what we do. Our council members gain real-world experience as active members of the community and as representatives of Homestead. The skills and virtues of leadership, action, and service follow our council members well after they have graduated. The impact we have on our city is always for the better whether it be in joint or solo projects. 


The Homestead Mayor’s Youth Council is an award winning- council youth council with lots to its name. Recent years have seen numerous awards for service and video competitions administered by the Florida League of Cities.