Y-WE’s community of belonging fosters an environment of support, where young people lean on peers and mentors who, in Emma’s words, “get it.” Today, we’re excited to share a snapshot of the impact of Y-WE Grow, spoken by a former youth participant.
This summer, we’re offering a glimpse of the seeds our youth are planting at Marra Farm. In this video, Fatima, who participated in a recent Y-WE Grow season, offers her candid reflections.
We invite you to see what’s germinating at Y-WE’s garden plot at Marra Farms! Here’s your inside glimpse of our farming and food justice program, Y-WE Grow.
In a candid Q&A with Y-WE alum Naomi Kirori, Reagan Jackson, Co-Executive Director of Young Women Empowered, reflects on her unconventional journey into journalism, never fitting the checkboxes, advice for aspiring writers, and the community responses to her recently released book, “Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist.”
Juneteenth, otherwise know as Freedom Day, became a National Holiday in 2021. Since then, the public outcry for justice and reparations has grown quieter. Let’s not forget that the demand for change is still just as alive.
Y-WE Career Day is an annual opportunity for teens in Seattle to build practical skills for success, dream into their futures, and gain support from a diverse group of inspiring professionals.