Empower 400 Young Women Leaders in the NW!

Like a September sunflower, the rich soil and bright light of the summer has helped Y-WE to grow and thrive! We cannot thank you and our other donors enough for investing in the futures of our young women leaders. 

Here are some summer the highlights:

• We are planning two dynamic school-year programs: Y-WE Speak and Y-WE Lead, which will serve over 100 girls and 50 women.
• We are planning a public career day on April 5^th 2014, which will serve over 250 participants and feature women in diverse careers—including technology, arts, entrepreneurship, law, medicine, carpentry, and more!
• We have trained over 40 mentors who will work directly with the girls in our school-year programs
• We have launched our Youth Leadership Council, which is a youth advisory board with whom we consult on major organizational and programmatic decisions. This assures that our young women play an active leadership role at every level of our organization.
• We have welcomed 6 youth interns to our staff team this fall, most of whom our program alumni.
• We have welcomed 3 new board members—all of whom bring unique experiences and incredible professional expertise to our leadership team. They include technology leaders and directors of marketing and finance at Microsoft, Starbucks, and IBM.
• We were awarded a $30,000 grant from Women’s Funding Alliance, and our director Jamie-Rose Edwards was personally honored as an upcoming leader in the field of women and girl’s leadership with a $2000 legacy grant in honor of Leah McColloug.

On October 5th 2013, Y-WE will hold our open house for 90 young women and their parents. This event marks the kick-off of our school-year programs. If you would like to attend or you know a girl in the Northwest who could benefit from being part of Y-WE this year, please join us!

Here Are the Details:

Join us for Y-WE’s School-Year Programs Open House on Saturday, October 5^th at Seattle Girls School from 1-4pm. This event is for girls, parents and volunteers who are looking for more information about our Y-WE Speak and Y-WE Lead programs. Come and experience the welcoming and supportive atmosphere at Y-WE and learn why you, your children, your friends, your school…will benefit from being part of our community! Mentors, staff, board members and alumni will all be there to answer your questions.

 The Event will include:

• Q&A sessions for girls with our Youth Leadership Council
• Q&A sessions for parents and volunteers with Y-WE Staff
• Fun workshops and creative activities
• Yummy Snacks and Beverages

All girls who are going to attend, please pre-register by filling out our easy online application. Filling out this form will NOT obligate you to sign up for the full program. It just insures that we have the appropriate liability and health info on file to keep you safe.

All volunteers who are going to attend, please pre-register by filling out our easy online volunteer application 

If you want to attend, but you need help figuring out transportation to the event, please contact us. We are committed to making sure you can get there! Email: info@y-we.org or call: (425) 242-0187

Location: Seattle Girls School: 2706 S. Jackson StreetSeattle, WA 98144

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Time: 1-4pm

Date: Saturday, October 5^th

Links:

• Find out more about our School-Year Programs