YA-YA NETWORK INC

What they do

THE YA-YA NETWORK ADVANCES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT and RACIAL JUSTICE BY BUILDING THE POWER of YOUNG PEOPLE to AFFECT SYSTEMIC CHANGE. for 25 YEARS, THE YA-YA NETWORK HAS EMPOWERED NYCS BLACK, BROWN, and IMMIGRANT YOUTH to TRANSFORM POLICIES THAT HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE MENTORING, PEER EDUCATION, CORE TRAINING IN ANTI-OPPRESSION, ORGANIZING SKILLS, and POLITICAL EDUCATION THAT ENGAGES YOUTH AS LEADERS and ACTIVE MEMBERS IN CAMPAIGNS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. ALL OUR PROGRAMS STRESS COMMUNITY-BUILDING and PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES for HANDS-ON LEARNING WHILE PROVIDING MODEST STIPENDS to SUPPORT OUR YOUTH ECONOMICALLY.