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Empowering the Youth of Carmel

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Applications for the 2025-2026 Carmel Mayor's Youth Council are now available here. 

Mission Statement

To empower the very best young adults of Carmel with unique leadership and service opportunities that aim to benefit the youth and the Carmel community as a whole.

A Glimpse

Carmel Mayor Youth Council Indiana CMYC May 2015 logoThe Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council (CMYC), formed in 2010, is an initiative started by former Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard to empower the youth community. The group consists of 25 to 35 high school students who wish to make a positive, tangible impact on the city during their time in high school. These students, with the support of local government and civic leaders, plan, organize and implement opportunities and events that allow youth to develop valuable and transferable leadership skills and organizational knowledge.

The CMYC has its own internal leadership structure, and a majority of the operations are led solely by Council members. With the approval and support of the city government, the Council is able to take even the grandest ideas of its members, work collectively, and make them a reality.