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.”
Introducing Israt Audrey, one of the therapists holding spots for Y-WE youth as part of our Healing Justice Collective. Israt is an Associate Licensed Clinical Social Worker working at Whole Valley Therapy, who places belonging and connectedness at the heart of their work.
Justine Cruise-Roberson is one of the therapists actively holding spots for Y-WE clients through our Healing Justice Collective. She is a licensed social worker who specializes in a variety of therapies, and has an extensive background working with young people, holding space for BIPOC, queer, and trans clients.
In part two of our series highlighting Y-WE’s new Healing Justice Collective, we discuss hope-tending, the power of healing in community, and why you can’t “therapy your way out of oppression.”
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.
One of Y-WE’s newest staff members, Shaena Spoor, shares about her vision for her work at Y-WE and her upcoming event, Day of Wellness.