Meet the CAP Youth Board

The CAP Youth Board (CYB) is a national youth board of CAP students and youth leaders who serve during the academic school year.

Join the CAP Youth Board

Be a civic-learning leader and enhance your resume or college application. We are recruiting CAP Youth Board members from across the United States.

What CYB members do:

  • Serve as Civic Action Project (CAP) ambassadors.
  • Select the winners of the CAP Multimedia Contest.
  • Help to create student-friendly, civic action resources.

What CYB members receive:

  • A letter of recommendation from Teach Democracy.
  • A certificate of accomplishment.
  • Materials for building a portfolio for college or job applications.
  • Virtual college and career seminars and networking.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Have participated in a civic engagement project.
  • Be responsible, committed, and open to learning new skills.
  • Be interested in helping others become civically engaged.
  • Have reliable communication access (phone/email/internet).

To apply you must:

  1. Complete the CYB application below. 
  2. Submit the teacher nomination form

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