Girls and gender-expansive youth of color are leading change yet remain deeply underfunded. Here’s what’s at stake. The Cost of Silence Across the country, girls and gender-expansive youth of color …
How Andrea found her voice and is using it to serve her community. Leadership begins with voice and grows through community When Andrea first joined Y-WE in 2021, she was …
“All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. The only lasting truth is change.” – Octavia Butler In a season of great change, I am writing …
Meet Alyn, a Nature Connections participant who made friends found community in the program. By spending extended time together in the outdoors, youth are able to make new connections and feel seen for who they are.
Y-WE’s Nature Connections program creates a safer space for young women and gender expansive teens to learn new skills and build connections with the natural world – particularly youth of color.
Youth in Nature Connections describe it as a space that allows them to try new things and stretch their ideas of what they’re capable of. See firsthand the joy and connection shared during our recent camping trip!