Fostering Resilience: Live, Lead, Thrive Youth Leadership Program
Application Reopens August 2025
Are you ready to embrace challenges, build on your strengths, and make a difference in your community?
The Fostering Resilience Youth Program is now accepting applications for our next cohort! This transformative program is designed to empower youth by focusing on resilience, personal growth, and community collaboration. Whether you’re passionate about leadership, personal development, or community service, this is an opportunity for you to grow and contribute in meaningful ways.
Fostering Resilience: Youth Leadership Program is a hybrid resilience and workforce training program for system-involved youth aged 10-24 and includes a range of activities and interventions designed to help these young people build the resilience skills needed to thrive in life. Activities and interventions that included in our program includes:
Program Eligibility:
What You’ll Do:
Program Benefits:
Join Us in This Transformative Journey!
This program is more than just building your resilience—it’s about helping others understand the power of community and connection. By joining the Fostering Resilience Youth Program, you’ll be part of a vibrant group working together to create change. This is an opportunity to develop as a leader, express your creativity, and give back to the community—all while having fun and gaining new skills.
What to Expect:
*Note, submitting an application doesn't guarantee membership.
The Fostering Resilience Youth Program is now accepting applications for our next cohort! This transformative program is designed to empower youth by focusing on resilience, personal growth, and community collaboration. Whether you’re passionate about leadership, personal development, or community service, this is an opportunity for you to grow and contribute in meaningful ways.
Fostering Resilience: Youth Leadership Program is a hybrid resilience and workforce training program for system-involved youth aged 10-24 and includes a range of activities and interventions designed to help these young people build the resilience skills needed to thrive in life. Activities and interventions that included in our program includes:
- Skill-building workshops: helping youth to develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in their education and career endeavors. These workshops may cover topics such as resume writing, job searching, time management, and financial literacy, among others.
- Mentorship and coaching: providing youth with the guidance and support they need to achieve their goals. This program may involve pairing youth with mentors or coaches who can provide guidance and support on a regular basis, through virtual meetings or other means of communication.
- Networking and job shadowing: opportunities to connect with professionals in their field of interest and learn about potential career paths. This includes virtual job shadowing, internships and virtual networking events where youth can meet and learn from professionals in their field.
- Field trips and social outing experiences: proving opportunities to learn about new places and cultures, and to expand their visions. These trips may be conducted in-person, through virtual reality or other interactive technologies, or may involve video conferencing. Social events, such as movie nights, game nights, or other recreational activities, providing youth with the opportunity to relax, have fun, and build lifelong connections with their peers.
Program Eligibility:
- Families must reside in Contra Costa or Solano Counties
- Youth must be between 10 and 24 years old
- Priority is given to low income households and youth at risk of not graduating high school.
What You’ll Do:
- Participate Weekly: Engage in weekly virtual sessions every Monday at 5:30 PM where you’ll learn, share, and grow alongside a supportive group of peers.
- Self-Paced Learning: Dedicate at least 1 hour each week to our Fostering Resilience curriculum, designed to help you build critical life skills and resilience.
- Community Service: Contribute to a community project once a month, making a tangible impact while learning how to collaborate with others to create change.
- Social Engagement: Participate in 1 CUE social outing per month, providing opportunities to connect with peers and mentors, expand your network, and have fun.
Program Benefits:
- Leadership Development: Gain valuable leadership skills in a supportive, youth-led environment.
- Creative Expression: Use your voice and creativity to inspire others, express your ideas, and advocate for positive change in your community.
- Stipends: Earn up to $100 per month based on your participation. We believe your time and effort should be valued.
Join Us in This Transformative Journey!
This program is more than just building your resilience—it’s about helping others understand the power of community and connection. By joining the Fostering Resilience Youth Program, you’ll be part of a vibrant group working together to create change. This is an opportunity to develop as a leader, express your creativity, and give back to the community—all while having fun and gaining new skills.
What to Expect:
- Youth are asked to commit 4-6 hours per week and are awarded between $50-$100 monthly incentives for meeting program milestones.
- Youth must complete assigned self-paced virtual social emotional learning (SEL) and work readiness curriculum
- Youth will attend once a month social outing experiences to increase resilience, mental & physical wellness (community festivals, volunteer opportunities, educational trips, career shadows, art museums, East Bay Regional Parks, wellness activities, etc.). Families are encouraged to attend community events.
*Note, submitting an application doesn't guarantee membership.
