Youth in Action
Application and selection process
REQUEST AN APPLICATION  please email Jo Anne at yia-colorado@comcast.net
 
We have found that an application process is the best way to assure the YIA program is beneficial to everyone involved. Please do your best while preparing your application and do your best at the interview. We don’t want this to be stressful. We strive to be very accommodating.
The application and selection process for YIA 2023 is as follows:
 

1. Student application (student information)
2. Essay questions. Please feel free to write as much as you wish but please make sure its at least 50 words per question. If handwritten, it must be legible.
3. 2 letters of recommendation (or more) from teachers or friends. May not be from family members or relatives.
4. Guidelines and Commitments. Must be read and signed by student and parent.
5. Applications must be received by November 15, 2022.
6. Email to yia-colorado@comcast.net or mail  to Youth in Action 5125 Perry Street Denver, CO 80212
7. Once your application is received in full, you will be contacted (by email) on a first come first served basis to schedule your interview. Interviews are in two parts; the first part with the student and the second part with the student and parent/s. Interviews will be approximately 30 minutes each and will be held at the Highlands Methodist Church 3131 Osceola Street Denver, CO 80212. Exact interview dates are yet to be determined but will take place by November 30, 2022.
8. After completion of all interviews, the interview and selection committee (made up of YIA Alumni, parents, and YIA director) will have the difficult decision of choosing 8-10 students for the YIA 2023 “team”. Weekly Japanese classes will begin in December 2022