Family Leadership Training Institute accepting applications for 2017 course

The Family Leadership Training Institute is a 20-week program that integrates personal and child development, leadership training, civic literacy and civic participation. The program increases your ability to work with and understand diverse perspectives and helps you to be the change you seek. Youth (11-15) attend with a parent or other adult.

Apply by Jan. 8; interviews start in October. Full scholarships are offered to the 17 youth and 28 adults who are accepted. The program is held at Manual High School on Thursday evenings and three Saturdays. Contact Benzel.Jimmerson@denvergov.org, 720-913-5274, for more information. Sponsored by the City and County of Denver, Colorado State University Extension, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment