YIA Media Team members debut digital stories. click here to view
It's official! Providence is the host city for the 2011 Free Minds Free People Conference. Contact Adeola@youthinactionRI.org to learn more.
The Y4C Alliance presents a youth-led Mayoral Candidates Forum on Thursday, August 12 @ 3:30pm. For more info contact Keith@y4cri.org
YIA based on the belief that youth have the right to be involved in decision-making and social change projects that affect their own community.YIA goes beyond the traditional after-school program model, which aims to “keep kids safe” by involving them in activities. In addition to having a safe and welcoming place to go after school, youth spend their time engaging in activities that promote critical thinking, leadership, and community action.
Youth:
Once a month all members of YIA come together to learn about a variety of topics ranging from facilitation, to time management, to youth activism. The meetings, which take place on the first Friday of each month, are led by YIA adult staff, mentors, current members, alumni and other volunteers. The monthly meetings provide an opportunity for the YIA community to come together and share information and connect. All members of the YIA community, including parents, friends and alumni are welcome.
Y4C is a group of five organizations in Providence, RI that believe in youth power and leadership. They came together because they are deeply concerned about the lack of youth presence in public discussions. Decisions are made that affect youth first and sometimes more seriously than adults, without their voice at the table.Y4C believes that when young people have the access, support, and opportunity to impact policies and systems, the entire community benefits.
Right now, Y4C is working on Providence’s first Youth Bill of Rights, which will focus on the issues that impact young people most. They’re also building a youth network to keep youth informed about issues and their community and ways to work on real solutions. The Y4C organizations are Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE), Providence Public Schools District Wide Student Government (DWSG), Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM), Young Voices, and Youth In Action.
www.Y4Cri.org
“At YIA, we believe we have the power to make our families and communities stronger, but only if we stay strong. As learners that means we’re fighting for the education and lives that we deserve. “--from the 2009 YIA Leadership Agreement.
Academic Mentoring Program
AMP is a FREE tutoring program for all Rhode Island high school students. Youth In Action works with Brown University to provide tutoring and SAT prep for all students who need help with any subject. The program takes place on Mondays and Thursdays at Brown University in Salomon Room 202 from 4 to 6pm. We also offer tutoring on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Youth In Action (672 Broad St. Providence) from 4 to 6pm by appointment only. Please email or call Chachi for info or directions: chachi@youthinactionri.org or 401-751-4264 ext 6. AMP has supported hundreds of youth to keep their grades up and get to college.
College Visions
Youth In Action is proud to partner with College Visions, to make sure YIA seniors have a change to obtain a college education. College Visions provides low-income and first-generation college-bound youth in Rhode Island with the individualized advising and resources needed to enroll in college. With College Visions' guidance, students access the support and knowledge to make informed college choices.
The Media Team is a group of dynamic youth who use modern technology to learn about and share information with their community. The Media team focuses on issues related to social justice and equality, to feed the community and their peers with knowledge about situations they wouldn’t be informed about in school or by watching the news. The Media team just finished their first project and created a website to inform the public about a crisis in the public transportation system in Rhode Island. Please log onto www.theriptacrisis.org to set eyes on their accomplishment and educate yourself on an issue that will affect thousands in our tight knit community.
Members of YEAH Team are not your typical health teachers. The team was started by youth who wanted to stop teen pregnancy and STDs from hurting their community. Every year they reach 300 of their peers with information about pregnancy, HIV & STD prevention and health behaviors. Youth on the team worked with the RI Department of Health to create the YEAH curriculum. The team is in charge of hiring and training their own staff, and is responsible for setting and reaching program goals. Because of that, the sessions are always fun and youth can be really honest about the issues they face—which leads to real solutions!
As a part of its work, Y.E.A.H. Team also conducts community outreach through its STREET Team, which brings vital health information and referrals for a variety of services to members of the Providence community.
