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Welcome to Chinatown Youth Initiatives

Welcome! Chinatown Youth Initiatives (CYI) is a youth leadership organization dedicated to providing a safe space for New York City youth, and empowering them to be agents of social change in New York's Chinatown and beyond. CYI embraces the philosophy that young people are not only tomorrow's leaders but also leaders of today, and as such, we must help develop their ideas, passions, and skills to strengthen their sense of self worth, as well as their families, communities, and ultimately, our global community.


Since its establishment in 1999, CYI has guided high school students through the exploration of personal identity, as well as issues affecting Chinatown, Asian Americans, and other underrepresented communities, as a means for providing the foundation and skills necessary to articulate the unique needs and wants of their communities - whether in Chinatown, New York, or America. While our mission remains the empowerment of the youth, CYI continues to shift its focus to promoting activism and the application of leadership skills in the real world environment through community projects.

news and announcements

  • Chinatown Beautification Day and Youth Conference Dates Announced.

    This year's youth conference will be on Saturday, August 14th, in the  Woolworth Building (233 Broadway, New York, NY)

    The Chinatown cleanup will be on Sunday, August 15th, in the New York Chinese Community Center (62 Mott Street, New York, NY)

  • 10th Year Celebration a Success

    Thank you everyone who came out in support of Chinatown Youth Initiatives. 

    Our 10th year celebration was an astounding success!

    Celebrating the milestone of reaching its 10th year, the organization honored three great supporters of the organization.  Gloria Chan, OCA-NY, and Corky Lee.

    We at CYI would like to thank everyone who came to show their support.

     

  • WE DID IT! We won $25,000 in the Chase Community Giving!

    Dear CYI supporters,

    THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!We are PROUD to announce that we are one of the top 100 winning organizations of the Chase Community Giving. YOUR votes and support helped us to win $25,000!

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    • Summer Leadership Program 2010 Now Recruiting Participants

      Application  due JUNE 6TH 2010

      send your application to apply@cyinyc.org !!

      OPEN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!
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      Important Things You Need To Know Before You Apply:
      -SLI starts on July 3rd and ends on August 21st
      -Sessions generally run from 11am to 4pm on Saturdays
      -Chinatown Beautification Day (CBD) is August 15th (a Sunday)
      -SLI participants lead volunteer groups during Chinatown Beautification Day
      -participants are expected at all sessions 

    • Join our FINAL Census Advocacy Event!

      We're in the final push of our census advocacy efforts, and Asian Americans For Equality (AAFE) has organized a final Chinatown census outreach event for THIS SATURDAY, April 17th from 11am-4pm. We'll be meeting at 11am in front of AAFE office, 108 Norfolk between Rivington and Delancey (near F, J, M, Z, Delancey/Essex stop). We'll be doing both street outreach and phone banking, so bring your phones and chargers if you can. See the attached flyer for more info.

    • Chinatown Beautification Day and Youth Conference needs a coordinator

      With the success of last year’s Chinatown Beautification Day (CBD) weekend, CYI will continue CBD as a two-day event comprising of a Youth Conference and Beautification Day.  The Youth Conference emphasizes the strength and importance of youth activism and solidarity, while Beautification day demonstrates unity in action.   

    • Chinatown Youth Initiatives is now hiring summer staff!

      CYI is currently in search of candidates to fill the following positions:

      Coordinator, Facilitator and Participant Outreach Committee Member

      All positions are unpaid, but CYI is more than willing to work with colleges so that summer staff can receive internship and/or school credits.

      All applications must be received by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, February 21st, 2010, via email to apply@cyinyc.org.