YouthAction NYC
Join YouthAction NYC in Raising Teen Mental Health Awareness!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! CCC’s YouthAction Program wants to make sure that all New Yorkers know how to identify and seek treatment for youth’s mental health needs. To do this, CCC Youth Advocates hosted a panel and released a Public Servic …
Fall 2012 YouthAction Community Leadership Course: Findings and Recommendations
CCC’s YouthAction Community Leadership Course (YCLC) students focused the Fall 2012 semester on New York City’s foster care system and then drafted findings and recommendations aimed at enhancing the system for youth in care. The 25 high school student …
Congratulations to CCC’s YouthAction Graduates
CCC congratulates the graduates of the fall 2012 YouthAction Community Leadership Course (YCLC). This group of 22 high school students met for 10 weeks to learn about advocacy and civic engagement, and gained valuable skills in the areas of leadership, …
YouthAction’s Peer Trainers Work to Empower New York City’s Youth
CCC’s YouthAction after-school program prepares New York City high school students to be effective advocates in their schools and communities. Each year, four YouthAction students are chosen to become Peer Trainers, and they travel to various organizat …
CCC Press Release: CCC Youth Advocates Release PSA to Help Eligible New Yorkers Enroll in Food Stamp Program
To Commemorate NYS Hunger Awareness Day, CCC’s YouthAction Members Release PSA as Part of Anti-Hunger Advocacy Campaign March 15, 2012 – Today, Citizens’ Committee for Children’s YouthAction Members (YAMs) released a Public Service An …
CCC Testimony: City Council Oversight Hearing: Fighting Hunger in New York City
CCC testified about ways to make healthy food more affordable and accessible at the November 21, 2011 City Council General Welfare Committee Hearing on Fighting Hunger in New York City. CCC’s testimony included recommendations to fight hunger and obesi …
