There are lots of ways to get involved with YouthCare! Check out our calendar to see YouthCare-related events, including our volunteer information sessions, benefits hosted by community members, local events, and social justice events recommended by YouthCare’s Cultural Impact Committee.
YouthCare Volunteer Info Session
YouthCare's Main Office 2500 NE 54th St, Seattle, WA, United StatesPlease make sure to sign up to volunteer via our volunteer page and register to attend the information session via the Eventbrite link below.
Unpacking & Interrupting Systems of Racial Oppression Training
Rainier Beach Community Center 8825 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA, United StatesFacilitated by Fran Partridge & Marlon Brown (A light breakfast and lunch included) Racial Equity Consultants LLC (REC) aspires to create a world in which each and every human being is seen and valued for who they are and the talents, brilliance and beauty they contribute to the healing of our communities We begin with…
Cesar Chavez Day
Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez on March 31 every year. Read more about Cesar Chavez here.
Storytelling Strategies for Dismantling Racism
Centilia Cultural Center 1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, WA, United StatesNOTE: This workshop is now completely SOLD OUT and there will not be a waiting list for this session. Please register early for the next workshop on May 2nd with featured storyteller, Howie Echo-Hawk. Facilitators: Nikkita Oliver (featured) with youth storyteller, Azura Tyabji, Natasha Marin, Fleur Larsen, and Bert Hopkins. + Bios Available Here: https://ssdr-apr2019.paperform.co/ Storytelling…
Equity Leaders: A Workshop for Those Leading Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
2100 Building 2100 24th Avenue South, Seattle, WA, United StatesWhether it is called diversity, equity and inclusion, multiculturalism, or anti-racism, the role of leading equity initiatives in the workplace can be challenging. Many organizations have created these positions in the past ten years, and those hired are coming in without any clear direction. Equity leaders often feel isolated and can quickly become frustrated or…
Cambodian New Years
Khmer New Year, also known as Cambodian New Year is usually a three day public holiday in Cambodia. In Khmer, it is called 'Chaul Chnam Thmey', which means 'enter the new year'. Photo By: Ethnic Seattle Check out the White Center Cambodian New Year Street Festival event here!
Emergent Strategy: An Evening With Adrienne Maree Brown
Central Library 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin activist and author Adrienne Maree Brown for a reading centered on her book "Emergent Strategy" and a celebration of community-led organizing in Seattle. This event is made possible with support from the Seattle Public Library Foundation and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights.
Passover Begins
Passover, also called Pesach, is a major, biblically derived Jewish holiday. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Photo By: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Earth Day
“In nature, nothing exists alone.” — Rachel Carson, 1962 In spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda. Twenty million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, and it worked! In December 1970, Congress authorized the creation of a new federal agency to tackle environmental…