Find your people
Join a safe, youth-centered space rooted in East Palo Alto and Belle Haven.
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BUILD POWER.
Youth United for Community Action is a safe space for young people of color to organize, lead, and shape the future of East Palo Alto. If you are already connected, the portal is your home base.
Youth power in action
Register, get connected, and organize with YUCA.
Choose your path
Connect with YOUR community.
Ages 12-18
Youth Organizer
Learn organizing skills, join campaigns, and grow into youth leadership with YUCA.
Start here18+
Adult Volunteer
Support youth-led work through canvassing, rides, mentoring, skills, and community care.
Start hereOpportunities
Staff & Partners
Share your interest in staff roles, partnerships, or other ways to support the work.
Start hereWhat happens at YUCA
Learn the work. Join campaigns. Lead with community.
YUCA connects young people with real organizing: political education, canvassing, campaign strategy, public action, and a leadership pipeline that grows from membership into decision-making.
Learn by organizing
Practice political education, canvassing, facilitation, campaign work, and public action.
Grow into leadership
Build confidence, community care, decision-making power, and long-term movement skills.
Youth-led since 1994
Rooted in East Palo Alto. Open to the next organizer.
30+
Years of organizing
150+
Core youth organizers trained
650+
Youth members supported
250+
Workshops and toxic tours led