The Mayor's Youth Council is a leadership development program in which teens in grades 8 through 12 are given an opportunity to advise, recommend, assist, and encourage activities to be undertaken for and with teens in the city. Members of the Mayor's Youth Council are given an opportunity to learn and contribute to the community, engage in volunteer activities, network with professionals within the community, undertake leadership and training programs, and implement ideas through practical actions and programs in the community. The Mayor's Youth Council meets on the first Monday of the month at 6pm in the multipurpose room of the Duarte Teen Center. On a quarterly basis, a member of the Mayor's Youth Council attends a meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission to report on recent activities of the council.