CALIFORNIA YOUTH COALITION

CALIFORNIA YOUTH COALITION IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHO BELIEVES IN EMPOWERING KIDS TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND GUIDE AND SUPPORT THEM THROUGH ROUGH TIMES. THROUGH THEIR ARTS EDUCATION, SKILLS TRAINING, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGNS; THEY REDUCE VIOLENCE AND CRIMES AGAINST YOUTH WHILE PROMOTING EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING. THEIR INNOVATIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUPPORT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING FUNDAMENTALS. THEY ADVOCATE FOR SMART AND EFFECTIVE SAFETY AND CRIME-REDUCTION STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND PREVENTION, AND ALTER THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT FOSTER CRIME AGAINST YOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, THEY PUSH FOR PUBLIC INVESTMENTS TO TRANSFORM PARKS INTO SAFE AND HEALTHY PUBLIC PLACES IN COMMUNITIES. THEIR WORK TO EMPOWER EVERYDAY RESIDENTS TO COME TOGETHER, FIND SOLUTIONS, AND LEAD THE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY IS AT THE CORE OF THIS APPROACH.