YouthAction NYC is our after-school program for high school students interested in learning to be effective advocates for the issues they care about and  advocate on behalf of themselves, their schools and their communities. Participants learn how to gather information, document what they learn, and then effectively communicate this information to their communities and elected officials.

YouthAction NYC includes four after-school programs:

1. YouthAction NYC Internship
2. YouthAction Members
3. Peer Trainers
4. YouthAction Alumni Engagement

Note: All YouthAction will be in-person (and/or hybrid) at the CCC office this year!

YouthAction NYC Internship

A year long program teaching participants the tools of effective advocacy, how to analyze data and conduct research as well as how to be civically engaged in their own communities. Participants will go on to conduct their own research, do public polling, visit community-based organizations, and interview community leaders. They’ll learn how to develop their own solutions to problems their communities face and meet with elected and appointed government officials to present recommendations for change. Learn more.

YouthAction Members

After graduating from the YCLC, students are invited to deepen their advocacy skills by becoming YouthAction Members. Members  develop their own youth-led advocacy campaigns and participate in CCC’s advocacy work directly with CCC policy staff. Learn More.

Peer Trainers

This select group of YouthAction participants trains other youth throughout New York City on how to conduct effective fact-based advocacy and how they can also be leaders of positive change in their schools and communities. Learn more.

YouthAction Alumni Engagement

CCC is committed to staying in touch with our YouthAction Alumni. Stay tuned as we roll out our engagement efforts in the near future.