Andy Briseño, Author at CLP

22 Jul CYLC and Long Beach City College Launch Career Pathway in Public and Community Health

Posted at 08:00h in News

Long Beach, CA – California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC) in partnership with Long Beach City College (LBCC) launched a new community change learn-and-earn career pathway in Public and Community Health. This unique nine-month fellowship program aims to prepare historically marginalized students to become community organizers...

10 Jul Preparing Community College Students to Serve and Empower Low-income Immigrant Communities in California

Posted at 19:06h in News

Most recently, the CYLC-CLINIC’s Community-Based Immigration Legal Services Pathway graduated its third cohort. With a 100% program graduation rate, this milestone is moving CYLC-CLINIC students one step closer to becoming DOJ accredited. CLP-CYLC and CLINIC are immensely proud of the growth and resilience of CYLC-CLINIC...

08 Jul Nora C. Melendez – DeAnza College

Posted at 17:45h in CYLC - Student Testimonials

Nora C Melendez (she/they) was born in Mexico and spent their formative years growing up in California’s Silicon Valley. They are an artist and writer who had their first book published in February 2024. They hope to expand the lessons within the book to create...

20 Jun CYLC-LATTC-CDTech Center Celebrates Another Milestone

Posted at 18:36h in News

This month, CLP-CYLC joins its community partners in celebrating the graduation of 19 CYLC-LATTC students who received their Certificate in Community Planning. This milestone highlights the collective dedication and perseverance of CYLC students, faculty, and staff. The growth in CYLC-LATTC’s graduating class is a...

12 Jun CYLC-CLINIC’s Immigration Legal Services Pathway Fellowship Celebrates its One-Year Anniversary

Posted at 18:14h in News

Oakland, CA. – On June 12, 2024, California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC) and Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. CLINIC celebrated their one-year anniversary of launching CYLC’s Immigration Legal Services Pathway Fellowship’s first cohort in 2023! To date, the program has graduated 41 students, with 21...

01 May CYLC Partners with Oxnard College

Posted at 16:22h in News

(CYLC) has partnered with Oxnard College to create a new community change learn-and-earn career pathway in Community Leadership. This community change learn-and-earn career pathway program will prepare students to become community organizers and leaders in their local communities while gaining skills in community organizing, advocacy,...

24 Apr Jennifer Balino – Fresno City College

Posted at 21:15h in CYLC - Student Testimonials

Jennifer Balino (she/her) comes from an agricultural landscape in the Central Valley and is a strong advocate for environmental justice in her community. She recently researched the impact of agricultural practices on pollution in the Central Valley, specifically focusing on air and water pollution...

24 Apr Juan Carlos Luis Bonilla Ventura – East Los Angeles College

Posted at 20:23h in CYLC - Student Testimonials

Juan Carlos Luis Bonilla Ventura (he/him) is a Honduran advocate based in Los Angeles, California. He has an immense passion for writing and is currently working on self-publishing three books in 2024. Throughout his work-based learning experience at Mi Centro in Los Angeles he developed...

24 Apr Jessica Zenteno – Riverside City College

Posted at 19:55h in CYLC - Student Testimonials

Jessica Zenteno (she/her) has an intense passion for mental health and holistic medicine. At her fellowship work-based learning placement, Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center, she organized and lead workshops and events that provided community members with mental health resources and providing holistic shared housing for...

22 Apr Jesus Madrigal – Riverside City College

Posted at 23:21h in CYLC - Student Testimonials

Jesus Madrigal (he/him) is committed to social justice and social change. He hopes to, one day, start his own non-profit organization. He plans to apply to Masters of Social Work Programsto pursue a career in social work. He talks about his fellowship as one of...

22 Apr Victoria Gamez – Fresno City College

Posted at 23:20h in CYLC - Student Testimonials

Victoria Gamez (she/her) is firmly rooted in ensuring communities have their basic needs met and full access to resources. (. Her future goals are to become an elementary school teacher and a sports coach as a way of supporting her community. Since 2016 she has...

22 Apr Janae Quarles – Fresno City College

Posted at 22:01h in CYLC - Student Testimonials

Janae Quarles (they/them) is a multilingual, Black, queer, and trans advocate and activist. They graduated from our first cohort and will be attending law school in Fall of 2024 and pursuing a career in immigration law. During their time in our fellowship they are very...