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Letter from the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates executive director, Maggie Riden.
DCAYA is a community.
A community of nonprofits, funders, advocates, youth, parents and policymakers gathered around a joint vision for DC youth. Our shared commitment to this vision brought us together on the beautiful evening of September 26th for the 10th Anniversary of DC Alliance of Youth Advocates.
The night honored the ground-breaking work of our organization’s founders and set the tone for another ten years of life-changing youth advocacy.
Through the generous support of our community of youth advocates, the Anniversary raised over $15,000.
As an advocacy nonprofit, we are able to turn $15,000 of donations into over $50,000,000 of public investment in youth initiatives. Talk about return on investment.
How do we do this? Through our coalition-building, advocacy campaigns, and policy expertise, last year alone we influenced:
As committed advocates, we are able to take personal donations and transform them into community-wide social change.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of our members, partners, and benefactors. We can only achieve these successes with your support.
By this time next year, with your help, we plan to double our fundraising goal so we can double of our efforts to ensure all young people have:
Thank you,
Maggie Riden
A community of nonprofits, funders, advocates, youth, parents and policymakers gathered around a joint vision for DC youth. Our shared commitment to this vision brought us together on the beautiful evening of September 26th for the 10th Anniversary of DC Alliance of Youth Advocates.
The night honored the ground-breaking work of our organization’s founders and set the tone for another ten years of life-changing youth advocacy.
Through the generous support of our community of youth advocates, the Anniversary raised over $15,000.
As an advocacy nonprofit, we are able to turn $15,000 of donations into over $50,000,000 of public investment in youth initiatives. Talk about return on investment.
How do we do this? Through our coalition-building, advocacy campaigns, and policy expertise, last year alone we influenced:
- The launch of a drop-in center for homeless youth.
- The creation of a Youth Workforce Leadership Academy to strengthen the quality of workforce development programs.
- The opening of a Re-Engagement Center to reconnect youth to school or workforce opportunities.
- The expansion of transportation subsidies to reduce barriers for Summer Youth Employment Program youth.
- The increase of public investments in afterschool and enrichment summer programs for at-risk youth.
As committed advocates, we are able to take personal donations and transform them into community-wide social change.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of our members, partners, and benefactors. We can only achieve these successes with your support.
By this time next year, with your help, we plan to double our fundraising goal so we can double of our efforts to ensure all young people have:
- Safe and supportive places to call home (Youth Homelessness).
- Hands- on educational opportunities to intellectually grow (Expanded Learning).
- Educational and employment opportunities to realize their passion (Disconnected Youth).
- Career development courses to build a self-sustaining life (Youth Workforce Development).
Thank you,
Maggie Riden
To view more pictures from the 10 Year Anniversary visit our Facebook Page.
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| Photo by AISM Photography |
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| Photo by AISM Photography |
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