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Seaside Rising youth leadership program highlights college placements, summer academy and request for a permanent teen center
Summary
Building Healthy Communities presented its Seaside Rising Youth Leadership Academy report to council, detailing an eight‑session summer academy, accomplishments (100% high‑school graduation among participants) and plans to expand programming and secure a permanent teen center.
Representatives of Building Healthy Communities presented the Seaside Rising Youth Leadership Academy on June 5, summarizing program activities, participant accomplishments and next steps for summer programming.
The presentation described Seaside Rising as an eight‑session leadership academy for youth ages roughly 12–25 that focuses on identity, civic engagement, mental health, arts and college and career readiness. Organizers said the program has “touched over a thousand youth” through outreach and delivered 15 sessions of the academy in recent years.
What the city heard: - Program model and scale: Seaside Rising leaders said the academy provides workshops on advocacy, healing and creativity and offers mentoring, civic engagement opportunities and summer STEAM activities (including a CSUMB visit and STEAM camp experiences). - Outcomes: presenters said 100% of their youth participants earned high‑school diplomas; they reported about 65% went on to college, with participants attending institutions including Sacramento State, Howard University, Brown University and CSU Monterey Bay, and a handful entering the military. - Access and barriers: presenters identified transportation and a lack of dedicated physical space as ongoing obstacles and asked the council and staff to consider ways to support a longer program year and a permanent teen center for drop‑in programming, tutoring and career activities.
Why it matters: council members praised the program as a local youth development success and discussed ways the city and partner agencies might support expansion, including transportation supports and facility options.
Funding context: the presentation was delivered as part of the community social services grant report; presenters did not request an immediate new appropriation but asked the city to consider long‑term facility support and expanded program duration.
Ending: Council members commended program staff and participating youth; staff said they will include accomplishment data in future reports and consider ways to assist with outreach, transportation and facility options.
