The Youth Action Council (YAC) offered by Rock to the Future is a leadership development initiative aimed at empowering students to address community issues through music, advocacy, personal talents, and other resources. The core objective of YAC is to cultivate youth development, leadership skills, and civic engagement, fostering a direct positive impact on the communities served by Rock to the Future. The curriculum for the YAC is designed to enhance students' abilities to take decisions and solve problems. Participants engage twice a month in student-led sessions focusing on social justice, leadership, and service, with a particular emphasis on effecting social change within their community. The YAC encourages students to critically analyze pressing social and political issues affecting the broader world and equips them with the tools to take action. The YAC operates on a hybrid delivery format, with meetings taking place at various locations including Roosevelt Elementary School, the RTTF office, and virtually. These sessions are conducted on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from November to June, providing a consistent schedule for participants. Interested students are invited to apply for the program by mid-November, following which member invitations are sent out. While specific details about the instructors are not explicitly mentioned, the YAC is part of Rock to the Future's broader initiative, which operates based on a unique model focused on equity, strengths-based youth development, and centering youth voices. This suggests that the instructors involved would possess the necessary qualifications and backgrounds to facilitate this. The YAC is open to all Rock to the Future students who are passionate about social justice, courageous expression, artistic collaboration, and community care. Upon completion of the program, participants can expect to see an increase in their leadership skills, social and emotional skills, executive functioning skills, and academic confidence. The YAC is part of Rock to the Future's overarching mission to enhance musical knowledge, playing proficiency, and college and workplace readiness among its students.