Elevating Youth Voice and Leadership
517 Grant Awards
58 California Counties
370.187 Million Dollars
Youth civic engagement, mentoring, and peer-led support to prevent youth substance use disorder
Elevating leaders in underserved communities of color and 2S/LGBTQ+ youth who seek change for their peers, their community, and themselves.
Rising Together for Change
Elevate Youth California
This statewide program prioritizes youth leadership in under-resourced communities harmed by the War on Drugs. Communities of color endure the consequences of systemic racism in all aspects of their lives, including punitive physical, emotional, and economic impacts.
It’s time to invest in healing. It’s time to invest in change. Through the Department of Health Care Services, $370.187 million has been invested to date for funding and technical assistance from 2020-2028. Funding supports partners working with youth advocates to build their power and leadership skills. We are committed to a movement that elevates our youths’ future.
Resources
- Technical Assistance
- TA resources and an archive of training webinars
- Communications
- Publications and branding
- Web Sites
- Links to resources from the field
- Tools
- Links to tools and toolkits
Elevate Youth California (EYC): Round 3 Evaluation
The California Department of Health Care Services and The Center have released the Elevate Youth California (EYC): Round 3 Evaluation. As the first comprehensive evaluation of the EYC program, it highlights short-term and intermediate outcomes across the 103 diverse programs funded in Round 3 (2021-2024). It also offers key insights and recommendations to enhance youth-focused substance use disorder prevention efforts.