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Young Women Empowered Blog
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Y-WE provides a community of belonging for young women during this stage of life when they are moving toward adulthood, identifying college and career interests, and exploring ways to take action as community changemakers. We empower young women leaders through intergenerational mentorship between women and girls from diverse backgrounds and through creative programs that equip girls with the..
Young Women Empowered Blog
2d ago
Summer programs are underway, and we invite you to see what’s germinating at Y-WE’s garden plot at Marra Farms! We’re kicking off our summer campaign with an inside glimpse of our farming and food justice program, Y-WE Grow.
Grow empowers our youth with farming, leadership, and self-reliance skills as they grow culturally relevant fresh food and increase healthy food access for local communities of color. See what we’re cultivating on the farm and what youth are saying about their experience in this 1-minute video:
Video by Trial and Error ProductionsWhen this campaign achieves full fun ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
1M ago
In a candid conversation with Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) alumni Naomi Kirori, Y-WE Co-Executive Director Reagan Jackson delves into her unlikely path as a journalist through the publication of her latest book, “Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist.” From challenging journalism stereotypes to amplifying marginalized voices and defying checkboxes, Reagan and Naomi discuss how Y-WE influences Reagan’s creative process and inspires her fierce passion for “making space for us to be able to show up in the fullness of who they are.” Amid a nationwide book tour – which includes ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
2M ago
On April 27, 2024, we hosted our 13th annual Career Day in downtown Seattle’s Best Buy Technology Development Center. Career Day is an opportunity for young people to build practical skills for success and make meaningful connections with adults and each other. It’s also about connecting youth to meaningful mentorship that reflects their identities, growing their community of support for job exploration, and exploring possibilities on the path to careers where diverse talent is still vastly underrepresented. This year’s Career Day featured a unique lineup of professionals including entrepreneu ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
5M ago
On February 3, 2024, we hosted our annual STEAM Day at the Seattle Public Library in Downtown. STEAM Day is one of our biggest annual community events, and the intention is to provide an opportunity for young people to be exposed to new things and make meaningful connections with adults and each other. Women, trans, and gender expansive folks, especially BIPOC and queer folks, are historically underrepresented in STEAM fields, so it’s valuable for our youth to see themselves represented in adults from these professions. This year’s theme was “STEAM for social change,” focusing on how we can us ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
6M ago
Written by Y-WE’s Co-Executive Director, Reagan Jackson
Originally published on the South Seattle Emerald
Growing up in my household, MLK Day was a day on, not a day off. It was a time to honor the legacy of a great leader and get inspired for the year of activism to come. In addition to founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, some of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s achievements included organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, helping to get segregation laws changed in Birmingham, and standing strong in his commitment to nonviolence in the face of virulent racism ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
6M ago
This past Friday night we hosted our second annual holiday party at the Y-WE office! Thank you so much to everyone who came out and joined in the fun. We had a blast celebrating another amazing year at Y-WE with staff, mentors, volunteers, facilitators, and community members. We played games, shared delicious food and drinks, and had a heated dance battle tournament!
P.S. If you have serious FOMO looking at these pictures, we hope you’ll join us next year!
Photos by Munoz Motions
Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) cultivates the power of diverse young women and gender expansiv ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
8M ago
Our Purpose is a six-week storytelling and fundraising campaign with the goal of connecting to the core of Y-WE’s transformative work with youth. To help advance our collective vision and reach our fundraising goal of $150,000 to power our programs, make your gift today!
Wingale Teferi (she/her) discovered Y-WE though our BIPOC Horse & Survival Camp and is now enrolled in our Nature Connections and Create programs. Reflecting on a liberated future, Wingale says that an essential “to become free is opportunity to see that freedom.”
“With this program, I’ve gotten so many opportunities ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
8M ago
Our Purpose is a six week storytelling and fundraising campaign with the goal of connecting to the core of Y-WE’s transformative work with youth. We are decoding what it means to build a community of belonging, sharing the perspectives of Y-WE participants, and centering our vision of building a just and liberated future. To help advance our collective vision and reach our fundraising goal of $150,000 to power our programs, make your gift today!
At Y-WE, we are building toward a just and liberated world because we believe in a future where all young people are free to pursue their dreams witho ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
9M ago
Our Purpose is a six week storytelling and fundraising campaign with the goal of connecting to the core of what Y-WE does. We are decoding what it means to build a community of belonging, sharing the perspectives of Y-WE participants, and centering our vision of building a just and liberated future. To partner with us in this shared vision, make a gift and help us reach our goal of raising $150,000 before the end of 2023.
Art by Esmeralda Vasquez
Since our inception, Y-WE has been devoted to helping young women* to find their voice and claim their power. Every fall, your support has a direct i ..read more
Young Women Empowered Blog
9M ago
As an organization committed to fostering inclusivity, empowerment, and dismantling barriers, Young Women Empowered acknowledges the systemic violence endured by the Palestinian people over the past 75 years. Although we cannot guarantee safety, we strive to cultivate a safe and inclusive space where our intergenerational community can discuss, address, and heal the traumas of colonization, genocide, slavery, forced migration, experienced by our own communities. The parallels between the historical forces that have shaped our country and the realities faced by Palestinians since the Nakba in 1 ..read more