How can youth empowerment initiatives support young people affected by violence and crime?

Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH) is a Black-led, community-based nonprofit that works with teens and young adults in West and Southwest ... An organization that creates a transformative community where vulnerable teenagers experience belonging, purpose, and well-being through group mentorship. Our focus is on overcoming the effects of trauma, such as witnessing violence or experiencing unstable family conditions. By providing support and guidance, we ... Youth Empowerment Services! (YES!) is a new initiative in New Britain, Connecticut that provides the highest-quality, evidence-based reproductive health ... Older Youth Empowerment. CFSA's Older Youth Empowerment (OYE) provides a host of programs and growth experiences for District teens and young adults in foster ... What We Do. The YEC program will train and prepare youth and young adults to be career ready or college ready for the technology industry upon graduating the ... SCOPE's Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) strives to improve the greater LA community by building personal relationships through meaningful mentorship. To measure the effects of the program, the study conducted a randomized control trial with 600 vulnerable adolescents. Results indicate that 7 months after its ... YES program empowers youth to improve their community and avoid trouble. Study concluded that participation in the YES curriculum improved youth's ... RET has develop a strong youth empowerment/agency model by promoting and supporting youth meaningful participation in public spaces.