Applications close on May 15, 2025
The next application period opens on September 1, 2025
Want To Be A
Youth Mental Health Ambassador?
Childhood Matters is seeking to promote mental wellness in the community and striving to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.
We are currently seeking youth volunteers (15-25) to join the Youth Ambassador Group.
Youth Ambassadors have the opportunity to:
1- Organize and participate in activities/events that promote mental wellness.
2- Acquire trainings related to mental health.
3- Assist in fundraising efforts.
4- Enhance leadership and communication skills.
5- Have a space and platform to be a voice for change.
Meet The Leadership Team
Emiliano Angeles
Program Co-Coordinator
"I am so grateful for this opportunity, working as a Youth Ambassador has been such a pleasure, and to continue in it as a Youth Ambassador Coordinator is very special to me. I will continue dedicating myself to the advocacy of young men’s mental health, as I believe it is still in dire need of advocacy and support. I am grateful for all the people supporting me, for Shaleena, and for Childhood Matters."
Meet Our Youth Ambassadors
Delilah Sichmeller
Program Coordinator
"Childhood Matters has not only given me opportunities to volunteer, but has given me a foundation of mental health support for my own wellbeing. As the Youth Mental Health Ambassador Coordinator, I will ensure that all of our youth ambassadors feel the comfort that Childhood Matters brings and the community it fosters.”
Madisen
"Sometimes all you need is one person with similar experiences to help you know you aren’t alone and I hope to be that person for someone out there."
"With all due respect, sometimes no respect is due." - Solana Imani Rowe (SZA)
Liz
Anabel
“Every voice deserves to be heard and every mind deserves care.”
Isabella
'I don't want the next generation to normalize mental health but instead to make it normal to ask for and get help."
Zoey
"It is more important to use your energy on self-care and getting healthy, rather than using your energy to fake it."
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Vivian
"From fleeing war to swimming competitively in 7 countries, I have seen how mental health impacts every part of life. I want to make sure no young person feels alone in their own journey."
Ayla
"Some of the most comforting words in the universe are ‘me too.’ That moment when you find out that your struggle is also someone else’s struggle, that you’re not alone, and that others have been down the same road."
Andres
"The positive postulation of "inclusion" and "
co-existence" is close to my heart, and I firmly believe that by integrating these ideas into our lives, we can mitigate many of the mental health issues that we face today."
Diana
"Aways take the time to get to know someone because you never know what they are going through. It’s so easy to judge someone, but harder to get to know them. This is
one of the biggest reasons I want to advocate for
mental health."
“Feelings should not define us as a person but be a stepping stone in our journey to find ourselves."
Alexandra
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Sydney
“Being a little kid is hard when you feel like the world is against you Show kids you are with them and want to help."
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Folasayo
"I want to be the person I wish I had, to be someone who could help others find the words for what they’re feeling, so they know they’re not alone and that understanding is possible."
Ashley
"Having the tools to manage mental health is one of the most crucial things someone has to learn to succeed in every aspect of their life. Learning how to handle my own mental health has allowed me to meet my personal goals in a healthy productive way."
Sophia
"It's easy to feel isolated from your peers. I want to help people realize that they are not alone, there is always someone who cares and wants to help."