The Youth Leadership Council is for returning Y-WE youth seeking to deepen their leadership and become stewards of Y-WE culture by contributing their ideas, building their skill as facilitators, and applying their leadership in the greater community. It’s also a space of self reflection, learning, and connection. In order to be eligible you must have previously completed at least one Y-WE program. What kind of leader do you want to be?
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2025 Cohort: April 10 – June 5
Weekly* on Thursdays, 4:30-7:30PM with an All Day Retreat: Saturday, 4/26/205
*No session on April 17 for Spring break
Led by Tynishia Walker
Location: The Y-WE Building (5623 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Together, we will cultivate a supportive and inclusive environment where participants will explore activism and advocacy, self and collective care strategies and what leadership means to you. You’ll have the chance to connect with others who care about making a difference and work on projects that let your creativity and voice shine. Our intention is that by the end of our time together you’ll have tools to reimagine how things work, build strong connections with others, and learn more about what advocating for equity and inclusion in your community and beyond looks like. We will emerge individually and collectively as creative leaders and courageous changemakers, embodying the question, “How do we become the choice?”
I want to continue being a part of the social justice work and to remember that I am enough.
—Y-WE Youth Leadership Council Participant
Questions?
Please contact our Coordinator Makayla, at makayla@y-we.org
I am more confident with my voice, and I can speak up for myself better.
—Y-WE Youth Leadership Council Participant