Applications are being accepted from Richmond area students ages 14 through 18 for the 8th Annual Maggie L. Walker Youth Summer Leadership Institute.

The free program is sponsored by the National Park Service and hosted at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in Jackson Ward.

The program will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays from July 3 through 13. Students will meet with local, state and national leaders, attend community meetings and visit historical sites and museums.

The program also will highlight public service and what it means to be an involved citizen.

The application deadline is Monday, May 8.

Appplications can be downloaded from https://www.nps.gov/.../kidsy.../summer-leadership-institute.htm 

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/mawa or call (804) 771-2017, ext. 24.