CLYLP programs connect young people with community volunteers, policymakers and professionals to motivate leadership and civic engagement by strengthening cultural identity, self-confidence and community connections, and to open doors to academic achievement, career growth and leadership opportunities. 

Sacramento Leadership Conference:

The flagship summer conference is a one-week, life-altering experience in which high school students develop their leadership skills, develop strategies to pursue higher education, improve their self-esteem and cultural awareness while meeting their legislators, networking with business leaders, and developing relationships with other peers.  Unfortunately, CLYLP is unable to provide this experience to everyone that applies.  Over 1,000 applications are submitted for 120 slots. Read More

Regional Leadership Institutes:

The three-day regional institutes in Los Angeles and San Joaquin Valley contain similar curriculum models as the summer conference and encourage 40-50 students from the region to actively engage in their nearby community.  Leadership Institutes are designed to build grassroots youth leadership and civic engagement at a regional level through partnerships with local government, regional colleges and universities and community based organizations.

CLYLP Comcast Fellowship Program:

The Fellowship Program provides college-level alumni of CLYLP, a 4-week paid internship in a state legislative office combined with an intensive training and leadership program developed in partnership with the CSU, Sacramento Center for California Studies, the University of California-Sacramento Center, the University of Southern California, and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities. Read More 

Roberto Gracia Memorial Scholarship Program:

Named after one of the CLYLP’s most dedicated volunteers, scholarships are annually awarded to incoming freshman, transfer students and graduate students based on what they have done since attending the summer program in Sacramento to uplift their communities and what students plan to do with their post-secondary education. Read More