Meet the Network!

Youth Action Network General Members

​Youth, adult allies, and community-based organizations will have the opportunity to attend network meetings, capacity-building workshops/trainings and connect and collaborate with other YAN General Members.

• Aptos Community Youth Program
• Arts Council Santa Cruz County - Mariposa Arts 
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Black Health Matters: Youth Ambassadors Program
• Black Surf Club Santa Cruz 
• Blended Bridge 
• Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County 
• CASA Santa Cruz County 
• Community Action Board
• ​Community Connections - Wellness Connect 
• Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley 
• Conflict Resolution Center
• County Park Friends
• City of Capitola
• City of Santa Cruz
• City of Scotts Valley 
• City of Watsonville 
• Encompass: Youth Advisory Board
• Everett Program 
• Digital Nest: Nest Corps
• Diversity Center Youth Programs
• Friday Night Live Partnership 
• Jovenes SANOS
• Living Evolution
• MENtors​
• NAMI Santa Cruz County

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• PVPSA: Empower Youth Watsonville
• ​Regeneración Pajaro Valley

• Safe Ag Safe Schools 
• Salud y Cariño
• Santa Cruz County Office of Education
  • ​Sueños Program: Santa Cruz COE 
  • Youth-Led Leadership Alliance  
• Santa Cruz County, Human Services Department
• Santa Cruz County Probation
• Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
• Santa Cruz Teen Center
• Second Harvest Food Bank​
• ​Strong One 
• Together We Help Them 
• University of California Santa Cruz
• Watsonville Parks and Recreation
• Your Future is Our Business
• Yoga for All Movement
• Youth for Climate Justice ​
• YWCA Watsonville

YAN General Member Roles & Responsibilities: 

• Attend Youth Action Network Quarterly Meetings. 
• Connect, Collaborate, and Share Resources with other YAN Members.
• Support and foster youth-adult partnerships and viewing youth as equal partners.
• Support and foster Positive Youth Development Frameworks.
• Work to create meaningful participation for youth in the community and support youth in community-level decision-making.
• Support other YAN Youth Leaders, Adult Allies and member organizations in capacity building workshops or trainings focusing on an area of your expertise such as: youth leadership development, research methodology, policy & advocacy, social justice, and more!

Reach out to us to join the Youth Action Network as a General Member Today! ​