十二月 19, 2025​​ 

加州資助 57 個組織以支援青年領導力及減少藥物使用​​ 

Sacramento —— Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) ) 今天向California各地 57 個社區和部落組織頒發了近 4700 萬美元的撥款，以幫助預防青少年藥物濫用。 這些撥款支持的Program著重於為歷史上在獲得這些服務方面面臨障礙的社區中的年輕人提供指導、同儕支持和公民參與。​​  

“This funding empowers youth to lead change in their communities,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “By supporting culturally responsive, peer-led programs, we’re investing in the resilience and long-term wellness of California’s young people.”​​   

Each organization will receive up to $1 million in total over a three-year period, from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, to implement the Elevate Youth California (EYC) program. EYC is designed to help youth ages 12 to 26 build leadership skills, connect with mentors, and access culturally responsive support services.​​   

WHY THIS MATTERS​​ :This funding is part of a larger effort by DHCS to strengthen California’s substance use disorder prevention programs. EYC helps youth-serving organizations use evidence-based and community-driven approaches to support young people. Programs funded through EYC are healing-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally and linguistically responsive. EYC prioritizes substance use prevention and public health strategies that build resilience.​​  

This investment also supports Governor Gavin Newsom’s Path & Purpose executive order, which calls on state agencies to support young men and boys in service and leadership and provide meaningful and caring adult relationships for young people living in the highest need communities. All awarded organizations welcome young men and boys. While EYC requires that funded initiatives focus on underserved communities, all genders may participate. DHCS’ 2024 Annual Report shows that 37 percent of the population served by EYC programs are boys.​​  

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING​​ : “Elevate Youth California funding has been more than just support, but transformative in our practices as a program,” said Ilien Tolteca, Youth Coordinator for the Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project. “This funding has allowed us to create and enhance our satellite sites across our city, serving and fostering community with 60 to 100 Indigenous youth from the Mixteco, Zapotec, and many other Diasporic communities throughout the Central Coast. It has strengthened autonomous youth leadership, cultural knowledge, and accessibility to higher education resources/tools for our youth.”​​  

「EYC 的撥款使我們能夠為寄養青年、緩刑青年以及我們社區的其他青年提供重要的預防服務，」青年基金會執行董事安東尼·休伊說。 “我們與來自服務不足的黑人和棕色人種社區的青年建立了長期關係，並培養了正在推動變革的同伴領袖。”​​  

關於 EYC：自 EYC 於 2019 年啟動以來，DHCS 已透過 517 項撥款發放了超過 3.7 億美元。EYC 的資金來自 2016 年 11 月選民通過的第 64 號提案，該提案使California成年人非醫用大麻合法化，並建立了一個稅收系統來監管大麻銷售。 部分稅收收入透過DHCS支持EYC，為全州以青少年為中心的預防和領導Program提供資金。 這些撥款支持California 58 個縣中的 56 個縣的青年發展、公民參與和同儕互助。​​     

PATH AND PURPOSE: In July, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to address a growing issue — the alarming rise in suicides and disconnection among California’s young men and boys. The order directs a coordinated statewide response to improve mental health outcomes, reduce stigma, and expand access to meaningful education, work, and mentorship opportunities. The full executive order can be found here. The executive order helps address this crisis, directing state agencies to create a new focus on this issue and developing new pathways to help reconnect men and boys with the support, assistance, and help they need.​​  

To see the full list of EYC grant recipients and learn more about EYC, visit www.elevateyouthca.org.​​ 

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