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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Yes Youth Can: Confronting the Challenges of Aging Out

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 11:52 — Sam

On January 22,2010, the teen staff of the Foster Care Campaign took another huge step in shedding light on the issues facing older foster youth and putting them on the map. At the request of Councilmember Tommy Wells, FCC youth organized a hearing on the education, living conditions and aging out of youth in the system.

YWP is featured on BlackYouthProject.com

Mon, 12/07/2009 - 10:35 — Sam

Word is spreading about the Young Women's Project! We would like to thank our supporters at the blackyouthproject.com blog for writing about the work that the Foster Care Campaign and Peer Health and Sexuality Education teens are doing.

PHASE Testimony in the Media

Tue, 11/03/2009 - 12:18 — Sam

The PHASE teen staff is in the news! Leslie Cameron and Folami Irby-Motley were featured in an October 22, 2009 Washington Post article on their testimony to DC Council.

Read more to hear about the excellent advocacy from these teen women.