2023-24 Campaigns
Young people of color are realizing more each day how they would like to learn more about their history, the need for mental health education to be incorporated in all levels of education, and how outdated education policies need to be updated. Youth have discussed potential new policies and ideas to address these concerns. In addition to the above-mentioned issues, young people of color are very much concerned about their safety in schools and in their community.
DC Youth Task Force
As of February 2023, DCGC and YAB members decided to change the Educational Taskforce to the DC Youth Task Force. In January 2024, led by our Youth Advisory Board, DC Girls’ Coalition along with: Black Swan Academy. Bold Yoga, Children’s Legacy Theatre, DC Action, Mikva Challenge DC, The Safe Sister Circle, School Talk, United Leaders 4 Freedom, YWCA National Capital Area, and Youth for Justice hosted our 3rd annual Youth Town Hall at Thurgood Marshall Service Center. We had 165 young people of color and over 30 of their allies were in attendance. We held conversations with City Leaders including Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, Councilmember Trayon White, and Councilmember Robert White, and several DC agencies in which youth shared their concerns and solutions for issues affecting their lives. This year's Youth Town Hall’s focus was Education Policy and Youth Safety. These two areas became the focus after an August Youth Summit with over 40 youth in attendance to discuss issues affecting them and their community.
Social Emotional Work
We host town halls and healing circles as part of an intentional effort to center the social emotional needs of DC youth.