Volunteers are the backbone of the CLYLP statewide operation. In 2010, over 200 volunteers, including many CLYLP alumni, formed the bedrock of CLYLP efforts contributing an estimated 25,000 hours of volunteer time. Volunteers coordinate and staff all of the programs, including all logistics, and fundraising activities. Thus, the CLYLP model promotes and provides leadership development directly to students who participate in CLYLP programs, but also year round to the hundreds of volunteers throughout California who work with CLYLP.

Whether you’re an alumnus or supporter of the CLYLP, you can be part of a special team committed to strengthening the network and capacity of “California’s Future Leaders.” Below are several ways you can get involved.

Sacramento Summer Leadership Conference

Staff applications for the 29th Annual Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP) Sacramento Leadership Conference are now being accepted. A team of support staff, peer counselors and facilitators will be selected to provide mentorship and supervision to one hundred twenty (120) applicants who will be selected to participate in the summer conference. To ensure full availability and accessibility for the student participants and conference team, all participating conference staff will be required to attend a mandatory orientation and stay on site in Sacramento for the duration of the conference. The application deadline for the CLYLP Sacramento Leadership Conference Staff is early May. Click here for full information

The CLYLP’s Annual Summer Leadership Conference provides an array of opportunities to volunteer. You can join a committee, read and score student applications or serve on staff.

• Committees:
• Banquet Committee – organizes the CLYLP’s annual banquet held on the last Friday of the Summer Leadership Conference. The banquet recognizes the work of volunteers, student scholars, donors and supporters
• Time Commitment:  April – July, five 5 hours per month except for the week prior to the event, which requires approximately 22 hours.
• For more information, please send an e-mail to banquet@clylp.org.
• Program Committee – develops the conference program, secures speakers, and organizes Capitol Day and college prep components (college fair, program and materials, and student one-on-one sessions).
• Time Commitment: Depending on the committee or subcommittee.  For the main committee, March – July, 10 ten hours per month.
• For more information, please send an e-mail to conference-program@clylp.org.
• Capitol Day Subcommittee – organizes the Wednesday trip to the State Capitol, including opening session, student press conference, legislative mock hearings and strategy sessions, caucus meetings, assembly floor session and dinner.
• Time Commitment: 20 hours in July.
• For more information, please send an e-mail to conference-program@clylp.org.
• College Prep Subcommittee – organizes the college fair and contributes to college-related components of the conference; some specifically focus on organizing individual planning sessions.
• April – July, 10 hours per month.
• For more information, please send an e-mail to conference-program@clylp.org.

• Student Selection Committee – Sacramento region volunteers process student applications and may take part in the regional readings; volunteers statewide read and score student applications in the following regions:
• Inland Empire
• Imperial County
• Fresno
• Los Angeles
• Sacramento
• San Diego
• Bay Area
• Monterey Peninsula
• Others as determined by the CLYLP President – let us know if you would like to host a session in your region.  To volunteer to host a new region, please send an e-mail to applications@clylp.org.
• April – May, depending on the number of reading sessions available, between 4 and 10 hours
• For more information, please send an e-mail to applications@clylp.org.
• Staff Selection Committee – reads and scores peer counselor, support staff and facilitator applications, then submits recommendations to the CLYLP Board of Directors
• Late April through May, 25 hours
• For more information, please send an e-mail to staff-selection@clylp.org.
• Transportation Committee – organizes bus, train and air transportation for summer conference staff, 120 high school students and all conference speakers, to and from the annual Summer Leadership Conference in Sacramento.
• May – June, 25 hours
• For more information, please send an e-mail to transportation@clylp.org.
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• Conference Staff – A team of support staff, peer counselors and facilitators will be selected to provide mentorship and supervision to 120 high school students selected to participate in the annual conference.   For more information on applying for these positions, please click here. Conference Staff

Regional Institutes

• Los Angeles Institute - The CLYLP’s Los Angeles Institute (LAI) is an intensive three-day leadership training conference held at the University of California Los Angeles that was developed in 2006 in response to the overwhelming number of applicants from the Los Angeles region to the Sacramento CLYLP Conference. This year’s LAI will take place on August 19-21, 2011 at UCLA. To serve on the planning committee or volunteer for LAI, please send an e-mail to lai@clylp.org.
• San Joaquin Valley Institute - The San Joaquín Valley Institute (SJVI) was established in 1999 by a CLYLP board member to serve high school seniors and juniors in the San Joaquin Valley. In 2005, in an effort to serve more students in the region, the SJVI became an official program of the CLYLP and was extended from a one-day to a three-day institute. The three day conference will be held at Fresno Pacific University in Fresno, June 17-19, 2011. To serve on the planning committee or volunteer for the SJVI, please send an e-mail to sjvi@clylp.org.

Scholarship Selection Committee

• The Roberto Gracia Memorial Scholarship is named after one of the CLYLP’s most dedicated volunteers who was committed to developing the leadership potential of California’s youth. These scholarships are awarded annually to incoming freshman, transfer students and graduate students based on: 1) three essays that address their community engagement following the summer program in Sacramento or at the regional institutes in Fresno or Los Angeles; educational and career goals; and an idea for a bill or law; 2) financial need; and 3) a review of the applicant’s resume and recommendation letters. Members of this committee read and score these applications and select recipients. To volunteer for this committee, send an e-mail to scholarship@clylp.org.

Sacramento Office Support

• For more information on how you can help in the Sacramento office, please send an e-mail to contact@clylp.org.