City of Cypress Youth Action Committee

Open to Students in 9th-12th grade for the 2026-2027 school year

Limited Space Available!

Meets first Wednesday of every month (September 2026 – May 2027)

The Youth Action Committee (YAC), provides opportunities for high school teens to gain volunteer experience through assistance in Citywide special events, formal monthly meetings, attending City Council and Commission meetings, and researching various items in order to contribute to the Recreation and Community Services strategic plan.

Students must reside in the City of Cypress, or attend school in the City of Cypress.

For more information, and to review the complete requirements & eligibility, please visit:  

https://www.cypressca.org/activities/teen-activities/yac

Applications are on the website linked above, and accessible here: YAC Application

Students must submit a completed application to:

Cypress Community Center

5700 Orange Ave

by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, July 1 6, 2026.

The application period will close once 40 applications have been submitted or by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16th, whichever comes first. 

QUESTIONS?   Call the Cypress Community Center at (714) 229-6780.

Counselors-in-Training: 

• • https://www.cypressca.org/activities/teen-activities/counselors-in-training-volunteers

  • This is a summer volunteer program for our high schoolers from 9th – 12th grade that are interviewed and selected to work a training program where these teens can develop leadership, job experience, program development, and supervision in a recreational setting. To apply the teens need be between 14-16 years old and a Cypress Resident. Applications open in February.

Youth Action Committee:

• • https://www.cypressca.org/activities/teen-activities/yac

  • During the school year we offer a volunteer program for high school students from 9th – 12th grade that are interviewed and selected to learn and work with the Cypress Recreation Department and outside organizations. This program does require a lot more to apply such as being a resident and/or attend a school in the City of Cypress, must be a high school student no older than eighteen years old, required to volunteer a minimum of 30 hours for Cypress event and 10 with an alternative organization, and must carry a 2.5 GPA.

Virtual Youth Art Show:

• • This if a free event for students in Preschool – 12th grade and must reside or attend a school in Cypress to submit pieces of artwork. To submit an artwork piece, it can be on all mediums, a photo needs to be taken or scanned into a digital file and needs to be submitted via email with the artwork, artwork title, name, and grade. Artwork will be accepted starting February 3rd till March 3rd, and all artwork will be displayed via our city website on March 10th.