GO-YCA is a year-long leadership program for students in the San Francisco Bay Area who have completed who have completed GO-YCA Training. The program is youth-led. Members plan activities, lead events, and take real responsibility for their community throughout the school year.

GO-YCA is where the work continues. The questions you began asking at GO-YCA, about identity, culture, and your place in a complex world, do not stop after three days. GO-YCA gives you the structure, the peers, and the space to keep going.

Throughout the year, GO-YCA members accumulate volunteer and leadership hours through meetings, events, and community service. Students who complete 100 or more hours are eligible to apply for the Bronze level of American Volunteer Service Award (AVSA), issued by Volunteer Scholars. WCEO assists with the application process at no additional cost. These awards are open to all nationalities. No U.S. citizenship required.

GO-YCA is a year-long commitment

The program runs from late August through late May, with approximately 12 monthly meetings held every three weeks on Sunday afternoons. Each meeting is four hours. Sessions are project-based and advisor-led, designed to build real leadership skills through doing, not just learning.

There are no meetings during major holidays. Specific dates and schedules will be announced by your advisor at the first general meeting.

To join GO-YCA, students must first complete the 3-day CYLA leadership conference.

Registration for CYLA 2026 opens April 3rd.

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