Preparing young people
to lead

California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC)

California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC), is a statewide initiative of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency.

CYLC prepares young people to become leaders in their local communities. CYLC collaborates with state and local partners to provide learn-and-earn career pathways opportunities across California. 

Interested in Participating in CYLC?

CYLC programs currently operate at De Anza College, Riverside City College, Fresno City College, East Los Angeles College, and Los Angeles Trade Tech College. CYLC is designed to serve community college students between the ages of 18-24.

Interested in enrolling in a CYLC program? Click on the landing page below for a program near you and submit an interest form. For questions, please contact CYLC Executive Director Rosa M. García at rosa@communitylearningpartnership.org.

CYLC Programs

CYLC programs are transforming the lives of young people. We are increasing our presence, reach, and impact across California:

CYLC Career Pathways in Immigration

Preparing historically marginalized students to provide critical services to underserved immigrant communities.

CYLC is working with its nonprofit partners to create two new community change career pathways in the area of immigration: one in community-based immigration legal services and another in language justice. These career pathways will expand the number of well-trained paralegals, legal assistants, language interpreters, and nonprofit leaders in historically marginalized immigrant communities.

California Youth Leadership Corps Benefits

The CYLC model offers historically marginalized students unique educational and work-based learning opportunities that allow them to enter communities, change careers and thrive.

CYLC community change learn-and-earn career pathway programs are preparing youth with low incomes – including youth of color, opportunity youth, and immigrant youth – for community change careers. CYLC participants benefit from:

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The CYLC model offers historically marginalized students unique educational and work-based learning opportunities that allow them to enter communities, change careers and thrive.

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Gaining experience in a fellowship where they can be awarded up to $10,000 doing work that benefits their communities at nonprofit and social justice organizations who organize in communities with low incomes, communities of color, and provide critical services to immigrant communities.
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Engaging in leadership development and mentoring activities
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Learning community organizing skills
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Receiving critical supports, including academic, social- emotional, and career advising supports to succeed

CYLC News and Resources

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Learn more about CYLC

Interested in learning more? Feel free to reach out and connect!

Rosa M. García, Ed.D.

Executive Director, Community Learning Partnership (CLP) and
California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC)
Rosa@communitylearningpartnership.org

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