* A program that introduces high school students to social entrepreneurship. This rigorous bootcamp inspires, educates, and equips youth to take action and make a difference. Its mission: to empower students to use the principles of entrepreneurship to drive change in their communities. 
* Youth CITIES partners with prominent executives from the business and nonprofit community who teach fundamentals of leadership, entrepreneurship, presentation skills, and business plan creation, and share strategies for leveraging business principles to impact society. Students compete in teams to start-up and build a social venture to solve real-world problems. The top 3 teams will present their ventures to a panel of judges.
* Prize: $1500 in seed grant funding and the benefit of a hand-selected Advisory Board to help launch a prototype/pilot of the winning social venture.