Summary
Organization name
Youth Leadership Initiative
Tax id (EIN)
86-1711656
Categories
Education, Community
BIPOC Serving
BIPOC Serving
BIPOC Led
BIPOC Led
Address
5500 38th Ave SouthMinneapolis, MN 55417
$3,035 raised by 44 donors
38% complete
$8,000 Goal
The Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) cultivates the next generation of diverse, multicultural leaders to advance racial equity and social justice.
By developing young people's leadership abilities, they become the catalyst for justice and transformation in the systems that impact young people, their families and communities. YLI’s approach: 1) We’re positioning youth of color to be leaders and decision makers who will represent their communities and break oppressive and 2) We’re providing training to other organizations to share knowledge grounded in anti-racism, inclusion and equity to shift how systems and adults see, understand, work with and support young people.
With your support, we're able to...
Invest in the transformative leadership journey of 30+ BIPOC high school youth from the Twin Cities Metropolitan.
Tackle barriers such as transportation to ensure young people can attend the program.
Support our small but mighty team of staff and volunteers to train our youth leaders, design program curriculum and partner with other youth organizations.
We operate an 8-month social justice-centered leadership program that activates the leadership of Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx and other high school youth. Key activities and learning areas are:
Organization name
Youth Leadership Initiative
Tax id (EIN)
86-1711656
Categories
Education, Community
BIPOC Serving
BIPOC Serving
BIPOC Led
BIPOC Led
Address
5500 38th Ave South