RFP 2026-02: The Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee® Program (YAC)

The Children's Trust is seeking proposals for a single organization to operate The Children’s Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC), a leadership development program for high school age youth with a focus on service and civic engagement, especially relating to children and families in Miami-Dade County. The YAC serves as the youth voice of The Children’s Trust. The proposal should include student recruitment, staff engagement and retention, budgeting and purchasing, monthly meetings across Miami-Dade, activities, student-driven social media, and local and out-of-town field trip planning and execution, student-led community service project development and execution, and other program needs, while ensuring the program maintains The Children’s Trust YAC brand and identity. All proposals should also demonstrate experience with positive development of high school age youth. 

Youth Advisory Committee Tentative Timeline

• Release Date: February 25, 2026
• Bidder's Conference and Application Training: February 26, 2026
  • 1:00pm-3:00pm; REGISTER HERE.
  • Bidder's Conference PowerPoint Presentation HERE
  • Bidder's Conference Video Recording HERE
• Pre-Application Deadline: March 18, 2026
• Application Deadline: April 1, 2026
• Debriefing Period: April 22, 2026
• Site Visit/Interview Period: May 7, 2026
• Selection Announcement: May 12, 2026