The term “Transitional Aged Youth” (TAY) refers to young people in a phase of life marked by the crucial transition from adolescence to adulthood. During this time, youth often face major shifts in their education, employment, housing, and interpersonal relationships. Especially for youth in San Francisco from historically excluded or underserved groups, CYC offers tailored programs that can help youth develop the skills and resilience they need to navigate this critical age and contribute positively to their community.
Health & Wellness
This program addresses mental health stigma, limited access to linguistically and culturally appropriate services, and co-factors surrounding AAPI youth and LGBTQIA+ youth mental health issues such as violence and substance abuse.
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSTD) and Intensive Supervision and Clinical Services (ISCS) are community-based supervision and case management services for individual and family therapy. Both programs seek to motivate success and promote healthy lifestyles.
This program works to reconnect at-risk AAPI youth with caring adults and peers by providing financial, social, and recreational resources, building individual strengths, and promoting the importance of youth and family communication.
Enrichment
TOPS provides a vital set of wraparound services that connect newly immigrated and monolingual, high-risk AAPI Transitional Aged Youth (age 17-24) with caring adults and peers to help them successfully transition into adulthood.
Workforce Development
Job Readiness for English Language Learners (JRELL) is a workforce development program that provides training and workplace experience to youth aged 14-18 who are primarily immigrant English Language Learners to ensure they are ready and prepared to succeed in school, work, and life.
Young Adult Worklink (YAWL) is a workforce development program that provides paid skill-building workshops, career counseling, internship experiences, and direct job search services to young adults ages 16-24 to support their economic stability, self-sufficiency, and general well-being.
Civic Engagement
The AAPI Youth Leadership Council provides weekly workshops that encourage leadership development, social awareness, and civic engagement among AAPI youth.
Community Outreach
This program teaches and informs the public about the importance of disaster preparedness by providing free seismic, fire, and emergency outreach and education to youth, seniors, residents, businesses, merchants, and community-based organizations.