This year the Youth Leadership Academy will be held June 9-June 27, 2025

Classes are held from 8:15 AM - Noon each day.

In-person classroom instruction by justice system professionals, including criminal law and procedure, alcohol and traffic laws, career assessment tools, substance abuse, teen dating violence, domestic violence, child support laws, gangs, cyber-bullying and social media, the long term importance of education and other relevant topics.

Last year, we had 40+ students from 19+ area high schools which included Lincoln, Linden, Lodi, Manteca, Stockton, and Tracy Unified School Districts, St. Mary’s High School and a student from Mountain House. This program is inclusive of all students, and is not limited by GPA performance. The program is open to ALL high school students in San Joaquin County. All students, regardless of their academic background or career goals will learn and be inspired by the content of the program.

Students not only attended every day, they did not want the program to conclude. Many of them have stayed in close contact with us even to this day!

You can either be dropped off at 222 E. Weber Avenue (blue building right next to the new Courthouse), or bus passes will be made available if needed.

This year's class will tentatively be limited to 50 students.

The application above may be printed and submitted via email or regular mail (email is preferred). Send it to YLA@sjcda.org

Please email YLA@sjcda.org.

To invite members of our office to make a presentation to your class or community group, please check out our Speaker's Bureau page.