The California Fund for Youth Organizing is a collaborative, community-based grantmaking vehicle that recognizes the expertise of young practitioners in progressive social change and enables them to learn first-hand about grantmaking processes and contribute to the strategic development of the youth organizing movement. The Fund builds the capacity of young leaders to expand and direct resources into a progressive youth movement, and thereby transform philanthropy by recognizing the legitimacy and aptitude of young people in social change. Through grantmaking and movement building activities, CFYO supports youth organizing—the Central Valley, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Bay Area—promoting civic engagement of youth in issues that impact them the most, and developing and sustaining a growing youth movement for social change.
