Big 2018 Budget Wins for DC Youth Part Two
To highlight the fruits of your labor throughout the FY19 budget season, read on for more about the Council’s budget decisions impacting two of our four issue areas: Disconnected Youth: $2 Million to Continue the Adult Learners’ Transportation Subsidy Continuation of the Adult Learner’s Transportation Subsidy: Building off of last year’s successful transportation advocacy that…
Youth-Led Mayoral Forum with This Year’s Candidate
Youth-Led Mayoral Forum with This Year’s Candidates A candid conversation driven by our young people [WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2018] Critical Exposure, Mikva Challenge DC and DC Alliance of Youth Advocates have collaborated in supporting a group of District Youth to coordinate a Youth-Led Mayoral Forum. The Youth Mayoral Leadership Team is led by Youth…
Voices from our Youth Mayoral Forum Leadership Team
In case you missed it, check out what a couple of the young people on our Youth Mayoral Forum Leadership Team have to say. Have your young people signed up to attend yet?
Approaching the Budget Advocacy Finish Line
It’s May. Budget Hearings are over. And Advocacy Season is almost over If you’ve been keeping up with our emails, this will be old news for you. But if you haven’t, make sure to read this entire blog post. This week, we are in the middle of Committee Mark-ups and Reporting on Agency Budgets for…
Registration is Open for our Youth-Led Mayoral Forum
Our Youth-Led Mayoral Forum is less than a month away, and registration opened earlier this week for our young people to attend. Mariah Green, DCAYA’s first Youth Voice Fellow, has been leading this joint initiative with us, Mikva DC and Critical Exposure. She has been working directly with a Leadership Team comprised of young people…
Amy Dudas Department of Transportation Budget Testimony
Good morning, Chairperson Cheh, councilmembers and committee staff and thank you for the opportunity to provide input as you consider the FY19 budget priorities of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). My name is Amy Dudas and I am testifying in my capacity as Director of ReEngagment and Workforce Initiatives with the DC Alliance of…
The State of Education in DC: A Path Forward
It’s been a rough few months for those of us who care about children and youth, those of us who work in youth development and those of us who work in education. DC’s education system has been in a seemingly unending parade of revelations and scandals. What has made all of this so heart wrenching…
Happy International Women’s Day! Join DCAYA and Celebrate This Year’s Theme: #PressforProgress
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year people will unite to celebrate and join in on this year’s campaign theme: #PressforProgress. Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call to unite, act and be gender inclusive. Movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp have given…