California Youth Connection Youth Membership
California Youth Connection (CYC)
California Youth Connection (CYC) connects youth and young adults with lived experience in foster care and intersecting systems to local, youth-led chapters throughout California. Members build leadership and advocacy skills, participate in community education, work on local and statewide policy issues, and have opportunities to engage in conferences, legislative advocacy, and statewide leadership activities.
Who it is for
- Ages: 14-24
- Where you can use it: Statewide - California
- How you get it: Both
- Cost: Free
Youth and young adults ages 14–24 with lived experience in foster care or other qualifying system involvement. CYC includes youth currently or formerly in out-of-home care, including foster homes, group homes, THPP, relative/kinship care, and probation placements. Formerly system-impacted youth include those who emancipated from foster care, reunified with family, or were adopted.