Learn more about yourself & your community through an intensive and rewarding 10-month long experience, beginning with a mandatory 3-day, 2-night retreat  in early June 2023, and concludes with a mandatory commencement APRIL 16TH, 2024. Through the program, participants will meet peers from across the region, community leaders from businesses, government agencies, and civic organizations, develop deep leadership skills, learn about the challenges and solutions facing the Berkshires, and discover how to apply central leadership tenets to their own lives and their future careers.

As the premier youth leadership development program in the region, YLP will expand participants’ horizons. Come enjoy this experience of a lifetime!

Before applying, be sure to read the documents at the two links provided here.

View Eligibility/Selection Criteria & Attendance Policy

View Tuition, Participation Policy and Program Dates.

As you fill out this application, be sure to press the “SAVE” button at the bottom of the form periodically, this will allow you to return to your application via a link that will be sent to your email address.