Youth-led service
Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.


Southwest Side
Youth leadership wrapped in family connection.
New City creates space for young people to lead, families to talk openly and community partners to respond to immediate needs together.
Local leadership translates neighborhood knowledge into programs, partnerships and responsive action.
The local strategy
The profile connects community priorities to CAP's regional service network without losing the local voice that makes the work relevant.
Community knowledge helps shape where attention and partnership can matter most.
Young people and families gain positive experiences, practical support and trusted connections.
Affiliates bring partners together around progress that residents can see and feel.
2025-2026 activities and events
This summary comes from CAP's activity list. Participation figures reflect visits across activities and events, not a count of unique people.
What the activity shows
Youth leadership and referral networks connected family celebrations with practical response, including a youth-supported coat distribution through a local school.
CAP objectives
These were the three most common objective tags in the affiliate's 2025-2026 activities and events.
Youth practice decision-making, conflict resolution, communication, coping, money management and positive recreation.
Communities use service, advocacy and shared events to improve public spaces, access, safety and school climate.
Youth gain knowledge of, referrals to and practical access to services and employment opportunities.
One activity or event may support more than one objective, so these figures should not be added together.
Community resources
The affiliate's public board includes job postings, youth and family programs, education, health services and local events.
Community partners
CAP's 2025-2026 partnership list includes organizations that provided space, services, expertise or referrals.
Shares space, materials and school-based connections for youth programming.
Connects youth with enrichment opportunities and program support.
Contributes supplies, volunteers, jobs and financial support for youth activities.
Recent results
These stories describe specific results reported by the affiliate. They are not annual totals.
Operation Cozy distributed essential winter items while giving youth real experience in planning, partnership and peer service.
A Paint & Sip made room to discuss stress, substance use, suicide prevention and post-graduation concerns in a supportive setting.
Part of the CAP network
CAP helps affiliates connect with programs, partners and one another while each community sets its own priorities.
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