The Community Action League (TCAL) seeks CAC General Operating Support to sustain and expand its Music & Youth Empowerment: Peer Advocacy & Substance Use Prevention program—an arts-based initiative serving low-income, justice-involved, and system-impacted youth in the Antelope Valley. This dynamic program blends music production, digital arts, and performance with peer advocacy, healing-centered engagement, and leadership development. CAC funding will support staffing, program delivery, and operational capacity to ensure consistent, culturally relevant access to creative expression and mentorship. Youth participants engage in DJing, songwriting, recording, and video production while building life skills and forming positive peer networks. This funding will help TCAL deepen its impact, retain experienced teaching artists, and expand outreach to underserved youth populations through the power of arts, culture, and community voice.
The Community Action League (TCAL) empowers underrepresented individuals and families in the Antelope Valley through a comprehensive suite of programs that promote healing, self-sufficiency, and leadership development. Our core programs include the Music & Youth Empowerment initiative, which uses music, digital arts, and peer advocacy to help youth build resilience, leadership skills, and substance use awareness. We also offer Violence Prevention and Survivor Support services for victims of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and community violence, providing hardship assistance, trauma-informed support, and community education. Our Seniors First program reduces isolation among older adults by offering volunteer-based companionship, household assistance, and transportation services.
Additionally, TCAL strengthens economic mobility through Workforce Development and Economic Empowerment initiatives, delivering job readiness training and technology skills support to justice-impacted and unemployed individuals. Our Community Advocacy and Civic Engagement efforts further amplify local voices, equipping residents to advocate for equitable policies that address housing, healthcare, education, and economic opportunity. Through these interconnected programs, TCAL builds stronger, healthier communities rooted in dignity, opportunity, and collective action.

