Building Just Communities Through Multiracial Leadership Development and Organizing
EST. 1996
For over 25 years, Youth Together has partnered with youth in impacted communities to transform their public education institutions to provide every student with a high-quality educational experience. We believe youth are inherently valuable and powerful and must be key players in creating a world free of internalized, interpersonal, and institutional oppression. When our schools thrive, our communities thrive.
Youth Together builds on two key strategies to address educational inequities:
Empowering Youth Voice and Leadership
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Providing Student Support Services for Education Success
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
ORGANIZING+CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
YT prioritizes leadership development + community organizing because we firmly believe that by fostering the confidence and skills of young individuals, they will cultivate a fair and equitable future within their schools and communities.
YOUTH CENTER
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
YT places great importance on ensuring access to fair and high quality education because we uphold the belief that education is a fundamental human right that significantly influences both individual and community well-being.
965+
Youth in After School Programs
2022-2023
100%
Students Feel Supported by YT Staff
28
Years of Organizing
“YT to me is family. YT is the community I needed to get me through these years of high school. I have grown by being more comfortable with people and growing trust with others. I stopped limiting myself to what I’m comfortable with. Because of this, I began to see myself as an outspoken person. Someone who isn’t scared to speak their mind. I stand up for myself and can accept when I am wrong.”
Keiara Hopkins
10th Grade
Lead Student Organizer
23/24 Cohort
Spring 2024
Students in the 4th period Leadership Class at Skyline High School were fed up with school meals, so they launched a school-wide campaign to improve campus food. With Youth Together’s support, their efforts initiated a quantitative survey, yielding over 460 responses, which propelled them into the subsequent phase of qualitative surveys. These surveys delved into students’ perceptions of school food and their experiences, garnering over 60 responses to improve nutrition quality, accessibility, and transparency.
Students Fight
for Quality Food
HAPPENING NOW
April 2024
Youth Together aims to spotlight Cesar Chavez, a labor leader and civil rights activist, who led the first successful workers’ union in American History, advocating for fair wages, adequate medical coverage, and better working and living conditions for agricultural workers.
Events:
OUSD Spring Break (04/01 - 04/05)
OUSD End of 5th Marking Period (04/12)
YT CORE Regional Event (04/13)
Khmer+Lao New Year (04/13-04/16)
All City Council Youth Action Summit (04/19-04/20)
Be A Kid: RYSE to the Future Event (4/26)
Join Our Team
Now Accepting Applications by April 7th, 2024
Organizing Fellowship
OLOP Internship
Lead Student Organizers
