The Junior Council Person (JCP) Program provides youth in your community with an opportunity to get engaged in borough government and develop leadership skills. It also allows borough officials to serve as mentors to students who will be future leaders in their communities.

A JCP Program allows high school and college students the opportunity to learn critical skills including team building and collaboration, public speaking, public engagement, budgeting, and running effective meetings. It also allows the student the opportunity to deliberate on issues that are affecting his or her community.

Junior Council Members are expected to attend monthly council meetings (held the first Wednesdays of each month at 7:30pm) and work session meetings (held  normally the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30pm). JCP will interact with Council, listen to public comments, observe decision-making processes, and gain an in-depth understanding of the Council’s roles and responsibilities.

Who’s Eligible?

• Applicants must be a Quakertown Borough resident
• Applicants must be a high school student

Application Deadline

To be eligible for consideration for the 2025/2026 school year, students must submit their application by October 1, 2025 to lhoover@quakertown.org

Program Start and Completion Date

The Junior Council Person will be sorn in at the November council meeting and the program will run through May.