For funders and partners
One trusted pathway.
Many ways to grow.
CAP connects youth leadership, wellness, education, economic mobility and community service so a young person's first experience can become the beginning of a longer journey.
Young people are partners in the work—not simply recipients.
The connected pathway
From first connection
to community contribution.
A workshop, committee, service project or special event can introduce a young person to CAP. The portfolio is designed to keep opening doors from there.
Belonging
A trusted place and a meaningful first connection.
Youth voice
Space to name concerns, share ideas and be heard.
Leadership
Real responsibility in meetings, events and service.
Knowledge
Wellness, financial, education and life-planning tools.
Opportunity
College, career, civic and professional pathways.
Community impact
Young people applying what they learn alongside others.
Youth programs & initiatives
A portfolio built around
the whole young person.
Each initiative has a distinct purpose. Together they create multiple entry points and a stronger continuum of support, leadership and opportunity.
Leadership & civic action
Youth lead in public—not just in practice sessions.
These initiatives move young people from participation to visible responsibility, shared decisions and neighborhood action.
Youth as Resources & Youth Capital Development
Young people identify concerns, design responses, lead service projects and help make decisions about resources.
Citywide Youth Committee
Youth meet regularly to shape initiatives, recruit peers, update resources and organize community activities.
Youth Ambassadors
Participants emcee events, speak publicly, support meetings and serve as trusted peer messengers.
CAP Next Generation Boardroom
Youth practice agenda-setting, respectful debate and collaborative problem-solving in an authentic governance setting.
Youth-Led Grantmaking & Community Service
Young people review proposals, help direct resources and evaluate projects responding to local priorities.
Health, awareness & prevention
Credible information delivered through trusted relationships.
CAP connects prevention education to the questions, milestones and community settings that matter in young people's lives.
Wellness Ready / Wellness Pathways
Interactive learning and resource connections address mental health, substance misuse, relationships, safety, nutrition and resilience.
Healthy Living Expo
A milestone-centered event brings together consent, safe driving, mental health, overdose response and family resources.
Education & economic mobility
Preparation becomes practical, personal and usable.
Young people build the knowledge and confidence needed to make informed financial, education and career decisions.
Secure the Bag Financial Literacy
Banking, saving, credit, budgeting, investing, entrepreneurship and identity protection are connected to real-life choices.
Success After High School
Individual guidance supports college applications, scholarships, FAFSA, resumes, interviewing and career exploration.
Community care & milestone support
Immediate assistance can open a longer relationship.
High-interest initiatives meet a present need while connecting young people and families with year-round leadership, wellness and opportunity programs.
Warming Hearts 10,000 Coat Initiative
Youth, volunteers, donors and partners can support outreach, collection, sorting, logistics and winter distribution.
LURE Gift of Glamour
A free prom-attire experience reduces financial pressure and creates a welcoming point of connection to CAP resources.
Why the portfolio matters
Young people carry knowledge into their communities.
Participants help plan, promote, facilitate and evaluate work that affects their peers and neighborhoods. Investment strengthens individual skills while expanding the community's capacity to respond.
- Youth voice is built into delivery
- Immediate support leads to longer-term development
- One trusted network can address multiple needs
Current evidence
Youth development
shows up across the network.
FY2026 activity records show how often affiliates connected everyday programs with leadership, prevention, education and career goals. One activity may support more than one objective.
Review the full evidence pictureCAP's earlier Youth as Resources records also document 400 youth, 2,000 service-learning hours, 36 leadership activities and 26 communities during 2010–2011. Those figures remain part of the program's history, not current-year results.
The funding opportunity
Flexible investment helps
the pathway stay connected.
Support can strengthen the practical infrastructure that turns a good program idea into a consistent, accessible and measurable experience for young people.
Youth access
Recruitment, transportation and stipends that make consistent participation possible.
Program delivery
Trained facilitators, workshops, curriculum and service-project supplies.
Opportunity pathways
Career exposure, postsecondary guidance and professional connections.
Network coordination
Stronger connections among CAP, affiliates, schools, families and community partners.
Youth-led resources
Grantmaking, service projects and neighborhood responses shaped by young people.
Evaluation
Better tools to document participation, leadership growth, referrals and next-step outcomes.
Build the next chapter
Let's match your priorities with a meaningful youth investment.
A regional network with neighborhood roots
Investment reaches farther when trusted local relationships carry it forward.
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