Teen Network Board (TNB)

Welcome to the homepage of the Arlington Teen Network Board (TNB)!

Big news! New member applications for the 25-26 school year are now open- scroll down to learn more and apply by the July 1st deadline.

What is the TNB?

We are a county & school board-appointed teen advocacy group comprised of fifty (50) high school and home school students, from different backgrounds and parts of the county, that provide community voice and service for Arlington youth, families, and wider community. We discuss issues, make recommendations, and act to improve the lives of Arlington teens. Any youth in grades 9-12 that resides in Arlington County may apply. The TNB meets the 1st and 3rd Tues. of the month during the school year from 6:30-8pm.

We have four subcommittees which focus on improving the mental health and wellbeing of the community through drug and alcohol prevention, healthy relationship education and intimate partner violence awareness, peer to peer support and mentoring, and volunteer, internships, and community engagement. You can learn a bit more about each subcommittee below.

DAP (Drugs and Alcohol Prevention): Prevent substance and alcohol use as well as support mental health in the Arlington youth population.
HRT (Healthy Relationships Taskforce): Promote healthy and consensual relationship behaviors, educate, and advocate for the prevention of intimate partner and sexual violence. (Working with Arlington's Project PEACE)
P2P (Peer to Peer): Create programming and events offering peer support and mentorship for Arlington teens, including mental health support opportunities.
VICE (Volunteering, Internships, and Community Engagement): Connect Arlington teens with community service, intern, and volunteer opportunities.

Join the TNB for the 25-26 school year- applications are now open! The deadline to apply is July 1st, 2025 @ 11:59pm

We will contact applicants via email on a rolling bases beginning May 15th and continue until the July 1st deadline has been reached.

All applicants will hear from us via email by July 2nd.

Click here to apply

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Some of our community involvement highlights:

Meeting Vendors to Reduce Tobacco Use: 25 youth, including TNB members and members of the Buckingham Youth Brigade, visited close to 60 vendors throughout Arlington county as part of the CounterTools initiative. Counter Tools aims to reduce the detrimental impact of unhealthy substances, such as access to vapes, tobacco and alcohol, at consumers' primary point of exposure and access: the retail environment. The goal is to visit vape shops and tobacco vendors throughout the county to assess the tobacco products being sold, and provide vendor education to discourage the sale of these products to youth. For more information, contact: @Courtney Martin, MPH, CPH, Behavioral Health Bureau, DHS.