Young Women's Freedom Center

In the fiscal year ending in 2018, the center for young women's development, dba young women's freedom center (ywfc) made a significant impact in our leadership development and community based programs. Through the organizations leadership and community programs, the organization served a total of 1892 young people between the ages of 14 and 25. Activities included community based and street outreach services, workshops and training in youth and adult detention facilities, leadership training programs onsite at the organization including; young mothers united; a program providing parenting and advocacy trainings to young parents, freedom circles; a reentry and support program providing support, resources, and advocacy to young people... see schedule o freedom circles; a reentry and support program providing support, resources, and advocacy to young people navigating the juvenile and criminal justice system, beyond survival; a program designed to meet the immediate needs of youth and young people that have been ...

Ywfc's advocacy programs grew significantly during the fiscal year ending in 2018. Ywfc continued its initial research project and completed interviews with 100 young women and girls involved in the juvenile and criminal justice system, the report will be released in 2019. Court based advocacy services were provided to 164 young people. Through the community organizing and advocacy projects, ywfc launched a campaign in san francisco focused on transforming the juvenile justice system. Statewide the sister warriors freedom coalition, which was launched in 2018 expanded membership to 400 and conducted advocacy with the bill of rights which was adopted by the san francisco youth commission and the san francisco reentry council