We Are Accepting Applications For YLC 2025!
Cohort 16 of YLC begins in January 2025 and ends in June 2025
Objective
Young Leadership Collaborationg (YLC) was designed to increase the number of youth who can develop their own economic capacities to succeed through personal finance and exploration into the world of entrepreneurship, develop a continuous reservoir of prospective young entrepreneurs, provide scholarships and equip future business leaders.
The program is structured to provide participants the theoretical and practical tools necessary to manage and build their personal financial portfolios to be successful in business.
Schedule
Ten (10) two-hour hybrid sessions are conducted. The program will take place 9:30 am -1 pm two Saturdays per month beginning January 2025 and end in May 2025, unless otherwise stated.
Design
The sessions will include instruction, self-assessment, individual and group exercises, lectures, homework, and videos.
Materials
Workbooks are distributed at the beginning of the training and trainers disseminate a variety of materials at each session (exercises, reference materials, etc.)
Costs
The program is paid for by generous grants from Wells Fargo Bank, PG&E, SMUD, UC Davis Health System, Safe CU.
Application Schedule
October 11, 2024
Application Deadline
November 9, 2024
Group Interviews
December 7, 2024
Orientation
YLC Program Schedule
January 4th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
January 18th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
February 8th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 15 min
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
February 22nd
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
March 1st
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
March 15th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
April 5th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
April 19th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
May 3rd
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
May 17th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
May 31th
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Break: 30 min
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
June 5th
YLC GRADUATION
Location
Class Location
Capital Black Chamber of Commerce
1810 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95811-6724
Kyates@sacblackchamber.org
YLC Steering Committee
Azizza Davis Goines
Executive Director - Sacramento Black Chamber Foundation
Karif Lawrence
Senior Pastor/
Co-Founder and Technician - Revelant LLC
Timiza Wash
Consultant
Dr. Marcellene Waston- Derbigny
Associate Vice President - Student Retention and Academic Success
Elise Schexnayder
Membership and Credit Union Solutions Manager
Alex Becerra
Kaifa Charles Yates
Program Coordinator - Capital Black Chamber of Commerce
Jada Dudley
Higher Education Professional
Munir Omar
YLC Mentor/ Computer Science Undergrad - Sacramento State Fall '26