The Call for Youth Leadership was originally, a response to parents calls, established in 1989 as a youth club of San Fernando Valley Chinese Cultural Association (SFVCCA) to serve Chinese-American community. From 1994 to 1998, the youth club of SFVCCA collaborated with the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Cultural Center (SFVJACC), the Department of Asian American Study of California State University Northridge (CSUN), and Asian Pacific Islanders Council of San Fernando Valley (APIC-SFV) to form a Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP). In 1999 till now, the youth club of SFVCCA continue carrying out the mission of Call for Youth Leadership.

Youth Club of SFVCCA (1999 to present)

• Join Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation in SFV Liaison Office monthly senior visiting.
• Participated in Debate Contest in Joint Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California.
• Participated in Los Angeles County Tobacco Control Youth Access Training 1999.
• Winner of "Millennium Dreamers" Global Recognition Programs Awards 2000
• 2nd Place winner in Asian Pacific Islander Essay Contest 2000
• Coordinated and conduct Tzu Chi Foundation in SFV mini summer camp 2000
• Project TAFAA (Tobacco Awareness For Asian American ) ----Mini grant recipient of Asian Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network 2000
• Participated in California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN) - 2000 & 2001 Statewide Advanced Youth Advocacy Conference, 2001 California College Advocacy Conference; members of CYAN Statewide Youth Coalition
• Project TAFAA phase II received Mini Grant from LA county Asian Pacific Islander Tobacco Control Coalition 2001
• 3rd place winner on youth debate contest sponsored by the Joint Chinese-University Alumni Association of Southern California in 2001
• 1st place statewide winner of High School Short Story division on Youth Media Network Crystal Awards 2001, 2nd on High School News Media and 3rd on High School Billboard/Bumper Sticker/Poster
• Winner on Asian Pacific Leadership Program sponsored by McDonald, KSCI Channel 18 and LEAD in 2001
• Presented "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - A Tobacco Dialogue," a tobacco awareness workshop, in the Gathering of Asian and Pacific Islander Conference (GOAPY) in August 2001.
• Project CYL Website received Mini-Grant from Asian & pacific Islander American Health Forum, The California Telehealth and Telemedicine Center, and The California Endowment.
• Project HAAFAY (HIV/ AIDS Awareness For Asian American Youth) received Mini Grant form Asian Youth Center 2001.
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Youth Leadership Training Program of APIC-SFV/YLTP (1994 - 1999)

• Assisted The Annual Asian Pacific Family Health and Cultural Day '94, '95, '96, '97, '98.
• Coordinated American Parkinson Disease agencies Walk-A-Thon in LA '94 and '95
• Hosted "Bridging the Gap" workshop by LEAP in '95.
• Participated Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Conference at Sacramento in 1996.
• Participated Heal the Bay Gutter Patrol in '96.
• Received Mayor Riordan Community Awards in '96, for their integral volunteer service to the local communities.
• Participated in LA Youth Council '96, '97, '98
• Four winners on Asian Pacific Leadership Program sponsored by McDonald, KSCI-Channel 18 and LEAP in '95, '96 and '98
• Greeting Card Contest sponsored by Asian/Pacific American Education Commission and 3rd place winner on essay contest in 1995
• Visited Science & Arts China EXPO, Japanese American National Museum, Pacific Asia Museum, SOKA University, LA city Council '94, '95, '96, '97, '98
• Hosted & Coordinated annual Asian Youth Heritage and Talent Show '96, '97, '98.
• Form Youth Anti-Tobacco Speaker Bureau '98.
• Participated "The 5th National Conference of National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse in 1995.
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Youth Club of SFVCCA (1989 - 1993)

• 'The Totally Speechless' was established as a Gavel Club of Toastmaster International Inc. in 1989.
• Initiated 1st annual SFVCCA family camping activity at Malibu Creek state park in 1990.
• Co-sponsored with Successmasters Toastmaster Club to setup SpeechCraft program for parents who became charter member of Challengers Toastmasters Club in 1991.
• Won 1st place award of Upper Division in English Speech Contest sponsored by the Chinese-American University Alumni Association in 1992.
• Represented Northridge Optimists Club Optimist Oratorical Contest 1993.
• Established mentoring program 1993.
• Served Test Speaker role on Toastmaster International District 52 Division contest 1994.
• Helped establishing a Youth Leadership Program for Southern California Alumni Association of Taipei First Girls High School in 1993.
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