The Evolution of yCITIES — by Joanna Lin
This blog post is meant for two different types of readers: the returners and the newcomers. The returners might be asking — what’s with the new website, the new logo, and more importantly, the new name? For the newcomers, we used to be Youth CITIES, which is still a cool name, but how much cooler is yCITIES? Think of all the possibilities the “y” could signify: you, youth, young adult, your mother, (y)etc. And that is exactly why yCITIES changed its name. This organization, having begun in 2008, has grown with a significant number of folks who began their journeys here in their teens. Whether they’ve stuck for the entire ride or continued on their roads and returned, the name yCITIES reflects the open arms with which we welcome all,…