Category Archives: Youth Voices

Totally Loving What and Who We Represent

I’ve been part of the CCY team for about a year now. Being new to the youth services field, I had a lot to learn about who our members are, the kind of work they do, and why it’s so important to have a statewide organization like CCY represent their voice in the policymaking process. After doing some research [...]

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We took action!

Well, we’re just beginning to get back to our version of “normal” here in the office. April was a very busy month for us that included our annual Taking Action Conference. Where do I even begin to talk about how awesome the conference was? I’m not sure, exactly, so maybe I’ll just start at the [...]

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Hoodie Up? Really?

Trayvon Martin, rest in peace, another young man laid to eternal rest not at his own anticipation. A tragic story all over the media. The media has given a face to a tragedy that potentially could  have gone unnoticed. There are many stories that the media has told and their role in how this story is seen is [...]

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Being Yourself

I was fortunate to attend Sacramento City College’s Psychology Club Career Panel recently. California Youth Crisis Line had set up a booth there to recruit new volunteers and raise awareness about what it is we do on the line. The speakers were a Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed Social Worker, and two professors of [...]

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Youth Advisory Board Blogging Challenge

During our June conference call, the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members have introduced a new BLOGGING CHALLENGE.
All of us have picked a number (1-30) and have committed to posting a blog, every month, on that day. We will be blogging about anything we want, but have also come up with monthly topics, in case we [...]

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