Shaker Youth Collaborative (SYC), formerly known as Shaker MyCom, encourages youth to develop a voice in their community by active engagement in youth councils. The role of the Shaker Youth Council is to train and mentor high school students in leadership techniques and engage in service-learning opportunities.
SYC works with Y.O.U. (Youth Opportunities Unlimited) to expand the summer jobs program, allowing youth to gain real world job skills. Shaker Heights Youth Center is a MyCom Legacy Neighborhood, being one of the first neighborhoods to adopt the MyCom Youth Development initiative in 2008. The SYC assess youth needs, builds capacity, plans, implements and evaluates programming to best meet those needs. It provides out-of-school time opportunities to guide youth in building leadership skills, engaging in community service projects, and summer employment opportunities.