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California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN)
  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
    • Our Approach
    • Policy
    • BYOC
    • Fellowship
  • Get Involved
  • Our Partners
  • Library
  • Membership
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Join the COYN Network

The California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN) advances systems and policies so all youth in California can thrive. If your organization wants to strengthen coordination and improve resources for Opportunity Youth, COYN membership may be a good fit!

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Membership Types

Courtesy of the generosity of the Walter S. Johnson Foundation, Stuart Foundation, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, COYN offers three free membership types:

Local Collaboratives

Multi-sector partnerships anchored in a local community. Collaboratives typically bring together organizations across the public workforce system, reengagement education, public systems serving system-impacted populations (such as probation, child welfare, homeless continuum of care, or social services), post-secondary education and training providers, and stabilization and support CBOs.

Individual Organizations

Open to any organization that supports COYN's mission. COYN's policy work prioritizes engagement with regional and statewide organizations, while also connecting individual members to local collaboratives in their area.

Policy Partners

Organizations engaged in policy advocacy at the state (Sacramento) or national (D.C.) level whose values and priority populations align with COYN's mission.

Benefits

If your organization seeks to simplify, coordinate, and strengthen the interactions among the Opportunity Youth-serving ecosystem and improve the policies and resource flows, then a COYN membership may be for you. In addition, COYN hosts a Youth COYN Fellowship and members have the ability to nominate a young person to be part of a leadership development program while receiving a stipend of $3,000. 

Membership Duties

As a COYN member, you’ll help drive impact by:

  • Joining quarterly meetings to stay aligned and connected
  • Shaping our work through the annual COYN survey
  • Taking action on policy through timely advocacy and sign-ons
  • Sharing insights, resources, and opportunities across the network

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