Young Women's Project

The Young Women's Project (YWP) is a multicultural organization that builds and supports DC teen women and girl leaders so that they can improve their lives and transform their communities.

YWP recognizes teen women and girls as valuable community resources, supports them where their environments fail, invests in them through training and peer support, and engages their skills and talents to solve community problems and challenge institutions.

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Thank You

Wed, 06/03/2009 - 12:27 — Laura

The Foster Care Campaign Team thanks all those who participated in our email campaign. Transitioning Foster Youth--their needs, their current services, and their solutions--are now at the forefront of many DC City Council Members minds. This is a huge feat and we couldn't have done it without you. Thank you so much!

Sincerely,

The Foster Care Campaign Team

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Email Your Council Members Today

Wed, 05/20/2009 - 17:12 — ywp

Click Here Now! to send a message to city council that NOW is the time for the Transition Center. If you are interested in knowing more about the ins and outs of the issue, go to our Youth Transition Center Campaign Page or take a look at our most recent testimony that we delivered to Vince Gray on May 9th.

Youth Take Action!

Tue, 05/19/2009 - 13:13 — ywp

The youth staff here at the Young Women’s Project have been working around the clock the past week for the Youth Transition Center (YTC).

Here’s a sneak peak at some of the things we’ve been doing Sarah, De’Angelo, Ravon, and Thomas all developed their testimonies to deliver to council members this week telling why the YTC is important to them and what kind of