California Youth Connection (CYC) is guided, focused and driven by current and former foster youth with the assistance of other committed community members. CYC promotes the participation of foster youth in policy development and legislative change to improve the foster care system, and strives to improve social work practice and child welfare policy. CYC Chapters in counties throughout the state identify local issues and use grassroots and community organizing to create change.
California Youth Connection: A James Irvine Leadership Award Recipient!
CYC is pleased to announce that Tonya Hightower, Chair of the Board of Directors, Janet Knipe, Executive Director and Tiffany Johnson, Associate Director, are recipients of this prestigious award. They have been recognized for demonstrating the importance of CYC's pioneering model that blends youth leadership with advocacy to improve the foster care system for all foster youth.
NEW BOARD MEMBER RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
