Sons & Brothers
|The goal of the Sons & Brothers social media channels is to develop fellows’ skills to create content that resonates with current events, uplifts key policy decisions, and honors diverse … Continued
Gender Justice
Healing Generation Center
|Opened in October 2024, the Healing Generation Center is a partnership between Youth Leadership Institute and Merced County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. The Healing Generation Center serves as a … Continued
Vibrant Opportunities for Involvement, Community, and Empowerment (VOICE)
|Vibrant Opportunities for Involvement, Community, and Empowerment (VOICE) is a youth program that launched in October 2023, that equips the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary for effective civic engagement and … Continued
Mental Health Services Act
|The Mental Health Services Act provides community education of LGBTQ+ issues, as well as support and opportunities for LGBTQ+ youth. We maintain a free to use library of stories by … Continued
Moving Forward
|Moving Forward is a youth-based (13-20) healing initiative that draws on Indigenous practices to help young people in Merced County find alternative forms of healing, mentorship, professional development, political education … Continued
Marin County Friday Night Live
|Friday Night Live (FNL) is a statewide organization that addresses underage substance abuse. At yli, we take a social justice lens to the work, shifting the focus from individual behaviors … Continued
¡Que Madre!
|¡Que Madre! Media began as a safe space for young women of color, and now exists as a space for youth of color ages 15-25 from the Eastern Coachella Valley … Continued
Coachella Unincorporated
|Coachella Unincorporated equips young people with tools to uplift their stories and the stories of their communities. Coachella Unincorporated is the first and only youth media program based in the … Continued