Elevating Youth Voice and Leadership
460 Grant Awards
56 California Counties
323.274 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, $323.274 million has been invested to date for funding and technical assistance from 2020-2027. 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
95 Community-based and Tribal organizations receive $65.4 million for youth substance use prevention
Congratulations to 95 Elevate Youth California community partners that have received awards up to $1 million to develop or increase youth substance use disorder prevention, outreach and education. With more than $65.4 million in funding and technical assistance, the community-based and Tribal organizations will focus on civic engagement, mentorship and peer-led supports that lift up youth empowerment and leadership with a focus on impacting policy, systems and environmental change. To date, Elevate Youth California has invested more than $323.27 million through 460 awards to community-based and Tribal organizations have been made to prevent youth substance use.
Learn about the funded organizations on the Program Impact page.
Access the DHCS Press Release here (DHCS.CA.gov).