Community Connections for Youth - CCFY

09/30/2026

8 weeks of We Outside — trips, memories, teamwork, and planning for our annual Back-to-School Event. From Central Park to FDNY, the Museum of Natural History, and Barretto Park Pool, our youth made the most of the summer while taking the lead every step of the way. A summer filled with memories we’ll carry with us long after the summer ends. 💙☀️

07/24/2026

We’re looking for a consultant to help us implement the Uptown Transformative Youth Justice Hub in the South Bronx and Harlem. Apply here!

Community Connections for Youth (CCFY) invites qualified consultants, consulting firms, and organizations to submit bids to provide implementation support for the Uptown Transformative Youth Justice Hub, funded by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. The selected consultant will

07/03/2026

☀️ There was no better way to kick off the summer than with our CCFY Stepping Into Summer BBQ! It was a day filled with laughter, great food, fun activities, and moments that brought us together. Most importantly, we celebrated our incredible youth who completed the Building Me program and graduated from school. Your hard work, resilience, and dedication brought you to this moment, and we couldn’t be prouder. A special thank you to our amazing youth and dedicated staff for making this day such a success. Your energy, teamwork, and commitment are what made this celebration so meaningful. Congratulations to all of our graduates—we can’t wait to see where your journey takes you next! 💙🎓.

06/01/2026

We’re heading to Hope for New York’s Pitch Night! 🎉

Come hear us pitch Community Connections for Youth and vote for us to win the $25,000 Community Investment Award.

📅 Thursday, June 4
📍 W83 Ministry Center
🕡 Doors open at 6:30 PM

Can’t make it in person? Tune in live on YouTube at 6:45 PM:
https://www.youtube.com/live/zh1EfQtIRaA?si=YIob-rxgK1diOMkB

RSVP: hfny.org/pitchnight

Every vote helps us create more opportunities and stronger community connections for young people. We’d love your support!

05/14/2026

Over the past six weeks, CCFY’s Self Care Series gave parents a space to slow down, connect, and pour back into themselves while building community with one another 💛. Through moments like our Make Your Own Pizza Party, families were reminded that self care is not something extra, it’s necessary.

At Community Connections for Youth, healing, restorative practices, and real community support are always at the center of the work we do with systems-involved youth and families. We hope parents leave this series with new tools, healthy boundaries, stress management skills, and small moments of joy they can carry with them long after these six weeks. Thank you Parents! ✨

04/10/2026

With support from the Office of Cannabis Management, PODER is taking root transforming investment into opportunity and ensuring our youth are seen beyond statistics.
“They tried to bury us, but they forgot we were seeds.”