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From Participant to Staff: Jaydalen’s Inspiring Journey with Y-WE Grow

Y-WE is thrilled to hire Jaydalen Blossom onto our staff as Y-WE Grow’s Intern! Jaydalen first encountered Y-WE as a youth participant in 2018 and was one of the first program participants to garden at Marra Farm in 2019. Now that she is a Y-WE Alum, she is stepping into her leadership in a new way. Learn more about Jaydalen’s Y-WE leadership journey, her values, and finding her “why” at Marra Farm.

Healing Justice Collective Eliminates Barriers to Therapy for Y-WE Youth

Y-WE’s Healing Justice Collective is a new initiative that connects current and past Y-WE participants to values-aligned mental health practitioners and covers the cost of these resources. Learn about the genesis of the collective, what inspired it, and how we can make healing more accessible.

Reimagining Black History Month: Q&A with Tayah

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods met with Y-WE Staff member, Tayah, to chat about her story, how her ancestry has shaped her, and her visions for Black History Month and the future for Black people in Seattle.

Remembering and Imagining our Stories

Y-WE Staff member Mary Hall-Williams shares a poem and thought piece for the Reimagining Black History Month series. Her invitation this month is to take a few minutes to imagine a time before colonization, before the forgetting of histories.

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