Organizations Filed Purposes:
YWP BUILDS THE LEADERSHIP AND POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSFORM DC INSTITUTIONS TO EXPAND RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DC YOUTH. YWP PROGRAMS ENGAGE YOUTH ON THREE LEVELS - AS PEER EDUCATORS, ADVOCATES, AND EMPLOYEES - AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH A PROCESS OF PERSONAL GROWTH AS COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE ABLE TO ANALYZE PROBLEMS, IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS, AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE. FOUNDED IN 1994, YWP HAS A STAFF OF 6 AND MANAGES TWO OFFICES. YWP IS VALUE-DRIVEN, ANTI-RACIST, FEMINIST, GROUNDED IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIP, AND WORKS EVERY DAY TO DISMANTLE OPPRESSION AND REBUILD INSTITUTIONS.
THE YOUNG WOMEN'S PROJECT (YWP) ENGAGES UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH OF COLOR, AGES 14-21, WITH A FOCUS ON TEEN WOMEN AND YOUTH IN CARE. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, YWP HIRED AND TRAINED 262 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 25 DC PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES, ALL WARDS, MOSTLY BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH AND WOMEN. HALF OF OUR YOUTH LIVE OR GO TO SCHOOL IN WARDS 5, 7 AND 8; 20 PERCENT ARE SYSTEM IDENTIFIED OR DEALING WITH UNSTABLE HOUSING. YWP HAS BUILT A CITYWIDE NETWORK MEMBERSHIP OF HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ADVOCATES IN ALL WARDS, MOST SCHOOLS, UNITED BEHIND A SHARED VISION OF YOUTH PROGRESS AND WORKING TOWARD A CITY WHERE YOUTH ARE ENGAGED IN THE DECISIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES. YWP'S WORK IS ORGANIZED INTO TWO PROGRAM AREAS.
YOUTH HEALTH EDUCATOR PROGRAM (YHEP) - YOUNG PEOPLE COME INTO OUR ORGANIZATION AS PEER EDUCATORS THROUGH THE YHEP, A PARTNERSHIP WITH DC HEALTH AND DCPS, WHERE THEY WORK IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES EDUCATING THEIR PEERS, DISTRIBUTING CONDOMS, AND REFERRING YOUTH TO CLINICS. YOUTH STAFF EARN $15 AN HOUR, WORK ON TEAMS AND WITH A MANAGER, APPLY THEIR SKILLS, DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR, AND PUT TOGETHER A PORTFOLIO OF WORK PRODUCTS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, YWP TRAINED 262 YOUTH EDUCATORS WHO CONDUCTED 64,132 ONE-ON-ONE INTERVENTIONS REACHING 9,620 YOUTH, MADE 5,934 CLINIC REFERRALS, AND DISTRIBUTED 199,688 CONDOMS AND OTHER SAFER SEX MATERIALS; HALF OF THESE INTERVENTIONS FOCUSED ON WARDS 5, 7, AND 8. IN YEAR ONE, PEER EDUCATORS ENGAGE IN A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES SEXUAL HEALTH AND PEER EDUCATION AS WELL AS LIFE SKILLS; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH; PROBLEM SOLVING, AND YWP PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HONE SKILLS IN PEER EDUCATION.
YOUTH JUSTICE CAMPAIGNS (YJC) - IN YEAR TWO, YOUTH EDUCATORS JOIN THE YJC, WHERE THEY WORK AS ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZERS TO ADVANCE A BOLD ADVOCACY AGENDA BASED ON THE REAL-LIFE ISSUES, AND LEVERAGE THEIR POWER THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE AND IMPROVE YOUTH-SERVING SYSTEMS. YWP HAS 40 YOUTH ADVOCATES MEETING TWICE A WEEK AND WORKING ON FOUR MAIN CAMPAIGNS: INCREASING YOUTH AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, EXPANDING SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN TRANSITION PLANNING AND BUDGET DECISION-MAKING, AND EXPANDING YOUTH VOTING RIGHTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nadia Gold-Moritz | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $74,605 |
| Ashley Strange | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sandra L Holloway | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Charnisa Royster | MEMBER | 0.2 | $0 |
| Loral Patchen | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nataly De Valle | MEMBER | 0.1 | $0 |
| Ronald Sahadeo | TREASURER | 0.8 | $0 |
| Carla Taylor | CHAIR | 0.6 | $0 |
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