What is TACA?
Teens Advocating for Civic Action (TACA) is a leadership and youth organizing program for middle and high school students, rooted in out-of-school time (OST) programs such as before school, afterschool, ELO-P, and summer learning. The program includes learning about civic engagement and organizing and empowers students to leverage their learning to lead change in their local communities. An anchor for the program is student civic action projects, where participating youth get real-world experience with advocacy by designing and implementing their own civic action project.
The TACA program includes a 9-module curriculum, a 2-day in-person Training for TACA Adult Leaders, ongoing technical assistance, a special session at the Annual CA Afterschool & Summer Challenge, and more!
TACA Program Goals
TACA Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to support students in identifying and developing their own civic action project based on an issue that is important to them.
TACA Program Timeline
TACA Youth at the Challenge 2024
