Category Archives: At Risk Youth

CCY Turns the CA State Capitol GREEN

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Victoria

For those of you who do not know who I am my name is Victoria and I am currently the Policy Intern here at CCY. I have been working on numerous projects this semester but the biggest project I worked on was our efforts around Runaway and Homeless Youth Month, including the Lighting the California [...]

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Create a New Reality

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Celeste

When you feel unloved,
“doing the right thing”
might seem too difficult
You might start causing trouble
to get attention
not realizing your own motives
When you feel alone
You might stay isolated
Trapping all you think
is ugly inside
creating blocks to guard
against your will
When you’ve messed up
you might now know
where the pieces go.
You can’t put things back
the way they were
your old reality is [...]

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High School;

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Talia

In less than one month, my high school career will be over forever. Four years ago, graduating high school seemed so far away but now the time has come! While it is exciting to be able to move on to another chapter of life, it is bittersweet as well.
Thinking of graduating high school has made [...]

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Survivors!

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Talia

**I recited this poem at the Youth Rally at the State Capitol on April 5, 2011 & wanted to post this on the Youth Bloggers Site!
Homeless Youth Are Survivors…
They are homeless because of tragedy
and most have no family.
They live life on their own
and often feel alone.
Most wish this wasn’t the case,
but being homeless is something [...]

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California Youth Crisis Line

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Analicia

I wanted to take a moment to give some attention to the California Youth Crisis Line. As person who has used the crisis line before, I just want to talk about how important the Crisis Line actually is! For me it was the place I called to ask questions and find resources I needed when [...]

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