About YCC — Communities United Against Hate

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Our schools are critical points of entry for combating hate, bigotry and discrimination, closing the achievement gap, promoting inclusiveness, and building cultures of dignity. YCC is a program of Communities United Against Hate (CUAH). Our goal is to serve as a social justice incubator for student activism, supporting student social justice leaders by providing mentorship, leadership training, grant funding, and public recognition.

We need high/middle school students and adults to help us expand YCC to support this group and other student-led initiatives.

What YCC Does

YCC is a student-led social justice incubator within CUAH that provides student activists with organizer training, mentorship, grant funding, public exposure, and opportunities to engage decision-makers on the problems they are tackling.

Ycc provides students with grants up to $2000 to kickstart their social justice projects or expand existing ones;

Partners with student and community groups to identify social issues and ideas for projects;
Assigns adults and experienced student organizers to serve as mentors/trainers to grant recipients;
Organizes an annual social change conference that showcases student-led projects;
Unites student activists in their efforts to create social change through our community events and organizer trainings.

2023-24 YCC Interest Meeting

Participants heard from YCC leaders and a panel of YCC Fellows from the Washington, DC area and around the country during the 2023-24 YCC Interest Meeting. Panelists spoke about how they are addressing social problems in their communities. Participants learned how students can apply for a 2023-24 YCC Fellowship, and how adults can volunteer to be a facilitator/mentor during YCC trainings.

Need support with your social justice efforts?

Check out our YCC support page to apply for a fellowship.

Fellows receive:

Mentorship

Training

Grant funding

Public Recognition

Previous YCC Fellows

YCC got started in 2018 by providing support to MoCo Students for Change, formerly known as MoCo Students for Gun Control, for their March 2018 school walk-out to the Capitol to advocate for gun sense laws.

Check out our Past Fellowship Projects page to learn about the social justice work of our YCC Fellows!

Interested in joining YCC?

Check out the YCC leadership and committee positions.