Youth Programs - Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

 The mission of the Rye Youth Council Youth Advisory Board is to facilitate discussion and collaboration between the youth of Rye and the staff/Board of the Rye Youth Council in order to promote the social, emotional, and psychological well-being of Rye children, teens and young adults. Additionally, the Youth Advisory Board creates and implements programs and opportunities for themselves and their peers, in the hopes of improving youth interaction with the greater Rye community and to provide opportunities for the voice of youth to be heard and represented.

Please contact office@ryeyouthcouncil.org to learn more or to get involved!

The Grandfriend Club encourages intergenerational engagement and interaction as well as friendship development between teens and senior citizens living in The Osborn Retirement community and the City of Rye. This program bridges the generational divide and reduces social isolation among the elderly while simultaneously nurturing the social and emotional growth of the RHS teen participants. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the teens connected to local seniors via our pen pal and phone pal program. All teens who live or attend school in the Rye are welcome to join. 

Interest meeting on Wednesday, September 28th in room 208 during community lunch!

To learn more and sign up email office@ryeyouthcouncil.org

P2P is an evidence-based program developed by the University of Michigan. It centers on the notion that many mental health issues first present during adolescence and that teens can play a critical role in recognizing when their peers are struggling and in encouraging them to get the help they need. 

The program helps students find new, creative ways to share information about and reduce the stigma around depressive illness and to encourage students to seek help when needed. 

The program  has two goals:

1) Educate students about depression, depressive illnesses, and suicide prevention; and

2) support students in finding creative ways to

convey this knowledge to their peers to reduce stigma, raise awareness, encourage help-

seeking when needed, and ultimately, to

promote the early detection of depression,

bipolar disorder, and related illnesses.

To learn more and sign up email office@ryeyouthcouncil.org