Mission

Part 1: the young women's project (ywp) engages under-resourced youth of color, ages 14-21, with a focus on teen women and youth in care. During the year ended September 30, 2020, ywp hired and trained 262 young people from 25 DC public and charter schools, all backgrounds and identities, all wards, mostly black and brown youth and women. Half of our youth live or go to school in wards 5, 7 and 8; 20 percent are system identified or dealing with unstable housing. Ywp has built a citywide network membership of hundreds of youth advocates in all wards, most schools, united behind a shared vision of youth progress and working toward a city where youth are engaged in the decisions and institutions that impact their lives. Ywp's work is organized into two program areas. - Part 3: ywp builds the leadership and power of young people so that they can transform DC institutions to expand rights and opportunities for DC youth. Ywp programs engage youth on three levels - as peer educators, advocates, and employees - and guide them through a process of personal growth as community leaders who are able to analyze problems, identify solutions, and advocate for change. Founded in 1994, ywp has a staff of 6 and manages two offices. Ywp is value-driven, anti-racist, feminist, grounded in youth development and partnership, and works every day to dismantle oppression and rebuild institutions.

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