Meet Our Youth Homelessness Champions!
November 6, 2020
Earlier today as a part of Runaway And Homeless Youth Prevention Month 2020 (#RHYPM2020), we happily announced our three Champions of Youth Homelessness, Assemblymembers Eloise Reyes and Mike Gibson as well as Homeless Education Project Manager of San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Brenda Dowdy. If you weren’t able to check out our webinar live, be sure to check out the recording below!Our 2020 CCY Policy Platform!
November 6, 2020
The following is our Current 2020 Policy Platform for the California Coalition for Youth! For any questions, comments, or for more information please reach out to CCY Executive Director, Jevon Wilkes at Jevon@calyouth.org.
November is Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Month
November 1, 2020
California, CCY Docs, Youth Voices
Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Month (RHYPM) is a statewide awareness campaign spearheaded each November by the California Coalition for Youth (CCY), its members, supporters, and advocates for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in California. It also coincides with National Runaway Prevention Month, the national effort of the National Runaway Safeline.
Our mission this November is to increase awareness, advocate, and educate on behalf of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and youth runaways in California. Through a month-long social media campaign and a variety of events being held by our member organizations, we hope to point out the overlap between at-risk and underserved youth and young adult populations. While many people tend to think of various youth and young adult populations as separate, the fact is that issues such as bullying, abuse, youth violence, human trafficking, LGBTQ+, foster care, substance abuse, and the juvenile justice system, are often interconnected.
Download our RHYPM 2020 Toolkit and help us spread awareness today!
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Do I Need Help? A Mental Health Guide for Youth and Families
October 22, 2020
We all have mental health challenges or experience(d) mental health challenges in the past. But when can we tell if it becomes a situation where we need to find help? Many youth (and adults) will brush off some mental health symptoms as ‘having an off day/week/month/year,’ but at what point do we tell someone, or seek professional guidance? Hopefully the following can help.
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Celebrating Halloween Safely in 2020
October 21, 2020
CYCL Article, CYCL News, Uncategorized
We are well into October, which means the weather is more brisk and the leaves are changing to beautiful shades of yellow, orange, and red. It also means Halloween is upon us! Because of COVID-19 Halloween will look a bit different, but it doesn’t have to not be fun! In fact by having safe fun this Halloween it helps us practice mindfulness and increase our mental health! The following information is from the Center of Disease Control on having a safe Halloween this year.
California Coalition for Youth November 2020 Ballot Measures
October 1, 2020
California, CCY Docs, Policy Alerts
This November will be a very important election year for both California and the United States. Along with voting for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, Californians will be voting on a number of ballot measures and propositions.
The following is information on California Ballot Measures and the California Coalition for Youth’s position for Propositions 14 through 25.
Click here to download a PDF version.
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Volunteer Voices – Distance Learning and Distance Therapy
September 24, 2020
In our recent podcast episodes, we asked volunteers to weigh in on Distance Learning and Distance Therapy. This is what they said:
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