Building Bridges Youth Council is a leadership development program open to all high school students. This program offers exploration of issues of inequity and justice present in their communities through field trips, speakers, and hands-on workshops. Past topics have included homophobia, reproductive justice, environmental racism, criminalization of young people of color, relations with police, art for social justice, navigating relationships, code-switching, and discrimination against immigrants.

To learn more about Building Bridges Youth Council, please contact Sarah Rana at srana@cacej.org, or (562) 435-8184 ext. 118.