Elevate Youth California News

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.

Download the EYC Round 3 Evaluation (PDF)

The Department of Health Care Services and The Center have released the Elevate Youth California 2024 Annual Report (.pdf). This year’s report showcases the accomplishments of our grantee partners, highlights local movement building efforts, and celebrates youth empowerment, leadership, and development. It also provides insights into the demographics of youth engaged in the program, outlines capacity building activities, and details the funding awarded through 2024.

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 $65.5 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 to prevent youth substance use.

Learn about the funded organizations on the Program Impact page.

Access the DHCS Press Release here (DHCS.CA.gov).

The Department of Health Care Services and The Center today released the Elevate Youth California 2023 Annual Report (.pdf), which highlights grantee partner accomplishments; local movement building; youth empowerment, leadership and development; demographics of youth who are engaged; capacity building activities and funding awarded.

Congratulations to 75 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 $51.8 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 $257.7 million through 365 awards to community-based and Tribal organizations to prevent youth substance use.

Access the DHCS Press Release here (DHCS.CA.gov)

The Department of Health Care Services and The Center released the Elevate Youth California Round 2 Report (.pdf), which highlights grantee partner accomplishments; local movement building; youth empowerment, leadership and development; demographics of youth who are engaged; and program highlights.

Congratulations to 44 Elevate Youth California community partners joining the program’s Capacity Building Cohort 3! With grants up to $400,000, the awarded grassroots organizations will implement community-driven projects for substance use disorder prevention for youth ages 12 to 26. The partners will focus on youth social justice, peer support and mentoring in low-income communities of color, including Tribal communities and LGBTQ communities. Cohort 3 funding totals $16.7 million, bringing the Elevate Youth California investment to almost $206 million for 246 community partners in 53 counties. Learn about the funded organizations on the Program Impact page.

Read California Awards Nearly $17 Million for Youth Substance Use Prevention on the Governor’s website (GOV.CA.gov).

The Department of Health Care Services and The Center today released the Elevate Youth California 2022 Annual Report (.pdf), which highlights grantee partner accomplishments; local movement building; youth empowerment, leadership and development; demographics of youth who are engaged; capacity building activities and funding awarded.

With grants up to $400,000 over two and a half years, Elevate Youth California’s Supporting Capacity Building for Community Organizations funding will strengthen the capacity of emerging grassroots community-based organizations and Tribal organizations throughout California to use community-based programs and practices for substance use disorder prevention among youth ages 12 to 26. The application deadline for this funding opportunity has passed.

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