Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) Email Format

Civic and Social OrganizationsWashington, United States11-50 Employees

Y-WE is a Seattle-based nonprofit in the civic and social sector that supports diverse young women and gender-expansive youth through mentorship and transformative programs within a collaborative community. It serves individuals aged 13 to 26 and includes adult women mentors in the greater Seattle area; annually, its programs directly reach more than 700 girls and women and benefit over 2,000 community members. The organization is led primarily by women of color and emphasizes culturally relevant programming supported by committed mentors. Its offerings cover leadership development as participants explore education, health and self-care, career, creative arts, culture, social change, and the environment, with the goal of fostering courage to drive community change. 

Based in Seattle, Washington, Y-WE operates within the civic and social organizations landscape and centers belonging and social justice. Recent activity includes collaborations that support its programs, such as a 2023 partnership with Foundry10 to conduct research and support the Y-WE Create summer camp.

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