By Winston Ashby | Executive Director and Founder
Dasire is a 22, year old single parent mom who is going to school to get her G.E.D. for a better life for her family.
Through Dasire's internship in PARTI, she has increased her ability to thrive outside of her box and she has made a strong inprint in her community.
Dasire served as a Spring and Summer Intern with the PARTI Program, supporting youth leadership, event planning, and community engagement initiatives. Throughout the internship, Dasire assisted with program coordination, collaborated with staff and youth leaders, and contributed to preparations for upcoming violence prevention and bullying prevention campaigns. The experience strengthened professional skills in communication, teamwork, leadership, and project management while providing meaningful, hands-on experience in nonprofit and community-based work. As an emerging leader, Dasire demonstrated a commitment to serving others and helping create positive opportunities for young people.
From January through June 2026, PARTI Program engaged 216 youth ages 12–20 across six California counties through leadership development, mentoring, workforce readiness, healthy lifestyles, civic engagement, and violence prevention initiatives.
Youth led community impact through the 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Stop the Violence Celebration, Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), an Artificial Intelligence and Peacebuilding Initiative, and planning for a regional Fall Bullying Prevention Campaign.
PARTI strengthened educational and workforce pathways by partnering with the Umoja Program at Evergreen Valley College, engaging 30 college students, and developing the next generation of leaders through spring and summer internships, including alumni who returned to serve as mentors and role models.
The organization expanded regional collaboration by preparing Stop the Violence events in five counties and establishing the Youth Empowerment and Success (Y.E.S.) Partnership, launching in October to connect youth with mentoring, internships, career exploration, and leadership opportunities.
Through authentic youth leadership and cross-sector partnerships, PARTI continued building safer, healthier, and more connected communities while equipping young people with the skills, relationships, and opportunities to become lifelong leaders and changemakers.
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