Young Women Empowered

ABOUT Y-WE: Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) delivers creative, innovative, and transformative empowerment programs for young women* in the greater Seattle region. We envision a society rooted in social justice, where all young women live their truth, achieve their dreams, and change our world. Y-WE centers BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) young women and is majority BIPOC-led, including our Co-Executive Directors, Staff, Board, Mentor community, and Youth Leadership Council. Recognizing that our liberation is interconnected, we are a collaborative organization rooted in intersectional and intergenerational partnership. Y-WE is a place for all of us to be ourselves, learn together, and grow together.

*those who identify as girls or women, nonbinary, trans, gender expansive, and gender diverse.

WHOM WE SERVE:  Y-WE’s core programs serve diverse groups of young people who identify as girls or women, nonbinary, trans, gender expansive, and gender diverse. Most core programs are open to participants ages 13-19, with additional programs and offerings for young adults and the broader community. We center BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ youth in our programs, though we welcome participants from a wide variety of identities and backgrounds. Adult women from the community also participate in programs alongside young people using an intergenerational, shared mentorship model. Please visit Y-WE’s website for more information about its current programs: www.youngwomenempowered.org.