Franklin County Youth Council (FCYC) is always looking for young people interested in empowering the voice of Central Ohio Youth!   Amplify Your Voice with US!

Become a member of one of the premier youth organizations in Franklin County. Increase your engagement with the community while enhancing your life socially and professionally through membership with the Franklin County Youth Council (FCYC).

• Download the FCYC Membership Application by clicking HERE
• Fill Out the FCYC Membership Application, then…
• Submit an FCYC membership application online by email to snorwood@cndcolumbus.org  with FCYC APPLICATION in the Subject Area
• Or Submit an FCYC membership application by mailing directly to                                             Susie Shipley-Norwood 993 E. Main Street. Columbus Ohio 43205

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Franklin County Youth Council proudly presents

Trauma Through the Lens of Youth | “You Matter and So Does Your Mental Health”

Thursday, May 7, 2026

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |  Registration at 5:00 pm

Columbus Metropolitan Library: Main Branch |  96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215

Registration Today!:  https://bit.ly/FCYCMAY07

For more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Ms. Susie Norwood at (614)-272-1464 ext. 777

or email snorwood@cndcolumbus.org

FCYC Meet & Greet Fall 2025

The Franklin County Youth Council (FCYC) cordially invites you

to a Meet and Greet event with the Council Director and current Council Members.

Join us to discover more about the Council and how you can get involved!

Saturday, October 18, 2025

10:00 am – 11:30 am |  

Columbus Metropolitan Library: Northside Branch | 1423 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201

For more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Ms. Susie Norwood at (614)-272-1464 ext. 777

or email snorwood@cndcolumbus.org

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

Franklin County Youth Council, Franklin County Children’s Services,

and Community for New Direction presents

Trauma Through the Lens of Youth | “You Matter and So Does Your Mental Health”

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |  Registration at 5:00 pm

Vineyard Church | 1055 McNaughten Road Columbus, Ohio 43213

Featuring
Ahmet Sezen, MC | FCYC Member

PANELISTS:

Rachelle Martin  | NAMI, Executive Director

Tarek Zedan  | FCYC Member

For more information, please contact Ms. Susie Norwood at (614)-272-1464 ext. 777

Youth Health & Wellness Monday

If you’re a teenager who is feeling overwhelmed, bored, sad, anxious, or just wants to talk about Mental Health and Wellness, please join the Franklin County Youth Council for this free Monday session.

FCYC invites you to join us…
“YOUTH HEALTH & WELLNESS MONDAY”
Monday, May 8, 2023, | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM 

Columbus Main Library 96 S. Grant Street

Sponsored By:
FCYC-Franklin County Youth Council (fcycoh.org)

For further information please contact:
Susie Shipley-Norwood, FCYC, at snorwood@cnd.columbus.org

NAMI MENTAL HEALTH Walk

WE WON’T LET TRAUMA STOP US!

Saturday, June 11, 2022 | STARTING 8:00 AM | WALK 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

LOCATION: WOLFE PARK

8:00 AM REGISTRATION | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM WALK  

REGISTRATION LINK: https://bit.ly/3NV6Pzr

“CALLING YOUTH AND FAMILIES”

Saturday, June 11, 2022, | START 8:00 am | WALK – 9:00 am 

| MENTAL HEALTH EVENT |

• WOLFE PARK 105 Park Drive, Columbus, OH 43209

Franklin County Youth Council (FCYC) and My Sister’s Keepers presents

              MAY IS NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

YOU ARE INVITED TO

A YOUTH CONVERSATION REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH

“TRAUMA FROM THE LENS OF YOUTH” PART 1

May 18, 2022

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

“You Matter and So Does Your Mental Health!”

| LIVE IN-PERSON EVENT |

• DRIVING PARK LIBRARY 1422 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH 43205

Franklin County Youth Council (FCYC): “FUNDAY SUNDAY!“

               In Honor of National Drug Awareness Month

April 24, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

YOU ARE INVITED TO

ENGAGE IN DRUG-FREE & VIOLENCE FREE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES

Ages 5 – 14

April 24, 2022

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

ENJOY

SPORTS GAMES & ICE CREAM SUNDAES

• BLACKBURN REC. CENTER 263 Carpenter St, Columbus, OH 43205

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — Isolation, drugs, and stress have really taken a toll on students’ mental health during the pandemic. In our Healing Together series, we’re taking a closer look at how teenagers are coping with it all and one youth group is helping their peers stay on track.

“With COVID and isolation, it’s been very traumatic for many people,” said Cherod Bowens, a Senior at Bishop Hartley High School and a member of the Franklin County Youth Council.

For The Full Story and Video Click Here