, Civic University – Youth Program opens IMAGE file
, Civic University – Youth Program opens IMAGE file
, Civic University – Youth Program opens IMAGE file
, Civic University – Youth Program opens IMAGE file
, Civic University – Youth Program opens IMAGE file
, Civic University – Youth Program opens IMAGE file
, Civic University – Youth Program opens IMAGE file

Photos by David Ng

In this program, youth participants receive an education about their community’s political geography, demographics, and voter turnout. Additionally, participants learn to identify and define a public policy problem. Participants then learn how to make the system respond by developing “clout.” Finally, participants learn about the components of a “Citizen’s Toolkit.”

Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an officially signed certificate of completion.

Learning outcomes include:

  1. Become familiar with their community
  2. Learn who makes decisions in local government
  3. Learn how to influence political systems

2017 California Latino Leadership Institute Civic University - The 2017 California Latino Leadership Institute Summer Fellows came to Cal State LA for a three day series of workshops that included a Civic University program, a tour of the university, a presentation by Cal State LA’s Writing Center and a conversation with Emiliana Guereca, one of the lead organizers of the 2017 Women’s March in Los Angeles. Our Civic
2017 YEPP Civic University - This program, currently based in Boyle Heights, gives students an education about their communities political geography, demographics and voter turnout. Additionally, they learned to identify and define a public policy problem, and develop a plan to address it and make the system respond.