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Youth Empowerment Program

The Youth Empowerment Summit

Months of training culminates in the Youth Empowerment Summit every July in Washington, D.C. Youth delegates from across the country gather in the nation's capital and receive additional training. They then meet with their congressional representatives and staff to raise the issues they have researched, and to present recommendations to address those challenges.

 

 

Delegates have gained not only an audience with members of Congress, but also their support on such bills as the Youth Promise Act. The bipartisan legislation would provide support and funding to communities to address youth violence issues.

Attending the Youth Empowerment Summit "really helped me think of the bigger picture," said Jordan, a program participant. "Instead of thinking of small-time (personal) gratification, it was, 'What could we do to positively affect people in the long run?' "

 

How You Can Help

Your gift to the Youth Empowerment Program will accomplish the following in the lives of young people growing up in distressed communities:

• $10,000 will fully equip five teenagers from our poorest neighborhoods to be agents of change in their communities.
• $1,500 will fully equip five teenagers from our poorest communities to represent the community at the National Youth Summit in Washington, D.C.
• $300 will train one middle schooler to be a positive role model in his/her high school and neighborhood.

 

To make a gift to World Vision's Youth Empowerment Program, please click here, or send a check payable to: "World Vision, Youth Empowerment Program" to World Vision at: World Vision, P.O. Box 70384, Tacoma, WA, 98481-0384

 

Thank You!

Youth are the future of our great nation. Yet young people growing up in distressed communities across the country often lack the support and resources they need to usher in change where they live. Given the opportunity, however, these youth are highly capable of designing solutions to their communities' challenges. YEP provides them with this opportunity.

"Believe it or not, youth want to learn, but they will only learn from people who value them and respect them," said Lauren, a program participant. "Programs like YEP offer opportunities for these types of relationships, where youth partner with adults and learning becomes a two-way street."

Thank you for considering how you can join us on this journey of transformation. Together we can empower youth to become advocates and leaders in some of the nation's most vulnerable communities.