Barrio Writers
Austin, TX
2018
Barrio Writers (BW) is a creative writing program founded by author Sarah Rafael García, which provides free college level writing workshops to teenagers in underserved communities. In the...
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Culture of Peace Alliance
Tucson, AZ
2018
The Culture of Peace Alliance (COPA) operates as a nonprofit umbrella that works to build peace, empower youth, and create a cultural shift towards compassion, nonviolence, civility, and...
Peaceful Vocations
Fort Worth, TX
2012, 2013
Founded out of the grassroots concerns of North Texas Citizens, Peaceful Vocations has grown into an effective vehicle through which many students continue to learn the facts about...
Think Outside the Bomb
Chimayo, NM
2011
Think Outside the Bomb (TOTB) is the nation's largest, youth-led nuclear abolition network. Founded in 2005, TOTB has since organized seven national conferences, bringing together hundreds of youth...
Trans Youth Support Network
Minneapolis, NM
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
The Trans Youth Support Network is a partnership of youth and community members working together to support trans youth in Minnesota. We were founded as a community response...
UNIDOS
Tucson, AZ
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
UNIDOS is a new youth coalition of students from local Tucson high schools, alumni and community members, demanding our educational human rights. UNIDOS was created in response to...
Youth Rise Texas
Austin, TX
2017
Youth Rise Texas is an Austin, Texas based organization, largely comprised of young women and queer youth of color, who have been impacted by the incarceration or deportation...