On March 26, 2025,  youth-serving organizations across the state came together to listen deeply, build trust, and co-design solutions that center youth, family and community voice in shaping the Expanded Learning Ecosystem Plan.  We thank attendees for their contributions in building a future where youth and the communities they belong to, are uplifted, empowered, and supported.

Want to be more involved?

In this moment of transformation from outdated systems that have excluded, marginalized, and constrained possibilities for young people, your voice, skills, and passion are more essential than ever. If you’ve been searching for a way to reconnect, take meaningful action, and be part of a movement that unites across youth-serving sectors and ecosystems to heal, strengthen, and expand opportunities, we invite you to join the Design Team. The Design Team is a collaborative space where we will dream, strategize, and build the future of Expanded Learning in California—together. This is a chance to turn hope into action, shaping policies and practices that uplift youth and communities. Applications close on April 4, 2025—stay CANnected for more details!

Virtual Kickoff Resources

• “The Ecosystem Plan” Strategic Design Kick Off PowerPoint
• Strategic Design Kick Off Meeting Recording
• Tide Pool Padlet: collective and interdependent strategies and barriers that emerged during the kick off meeting.
• Statewide Strategic Design Kick Off Session Resource Guide 
• Overview of the Strategic Design Process
• Design Team Application