ADVISORS

Advisor Responsibilities

A YMCA Youth and Government Advisor's job includes recruiting, training, and supervising high school youth to form a delegation including:

• Act as liaison with the State YMCA of Maine Youth in Government Program Director and staff, and conveys problems, questions and/or concerns as may be necessary
• Ensure that the Youth and Government Program and local YMCA policies are always adhered to.
• Assist and prepare delegates to run for leadership positions.
• Host at least one Training Session for their delegation online.
• Assist participants in drafting bills, and endorsing all bills, that they pass the straight face test submitted from your delegation
• Communicate regularly with club members and parents.
• Submit your Hotel Room list by the deadline.
• Assure that each delegate attends scheduled sessions.
• Attend all advisor meetings and assist with general conference duties
• Actively support the Youth and Government Program goals and objectives.
• At Augusta Session help in the program by acting as (at least one of the following)
  • Media Advisor
  • Advisor to Youth Governor and Cabinet
  • Advise presiding officers in House or Senate
  • Committee Session Advisor
• Stay in Hotel with the delegation and do a knock on door bed check in each room where your participants are staying.

2025 Youth and Government Time Line

Monday August 1st---------------------Registration and Bill Submission Opens

Wednesday September 17th------Caucus A (Bill Writting, How to Draft a Bill)

Thursday October 16th-------- Caucus B Elections 1 

Monday October 20th----------Caucus C Elections 2

Tuesday October 21st----------Bill Submission Deadline

Friday October 24th------------Final Hotel Room Assigment Deadline

Friday October 24th------------Final # for Invoicing

Monday November 3rd---------Leaders Zoom

Thursday November 6th -------Leadership Training

Friday to Sunday Nov 7-8-9--2025 Youth and Government

Fees for 2025 Program

Individual Participant staying in Hotel..........$225.00

Individual Participant staying at Home..........$160.00

Adult Advisor, Chaperone, Bus Driver.............$200.00