YWCA Youth Empowerment Committee
About
The YWCA Youth Empowerment Committee was formed in 2020 and has been run by youth leaders for the past 4 years. Each year, the YEC holds various recurring events with local organizations and charities such as the DVCC, Filling in the Blanks, Liberations Programs and more. In these meetings, youth members work together with an advisor to formulate ideas for new meaningful work and events to plan locally. As a part of the YEC, members are able to be hands-on with creating volunteer opportunities that are meaningful to them, and our organization is flexible with the type of community service that we do depending on the interests of the current members. Our group is currently spearheaded by Meggie Moles, Courtney Haire, Grace Knightly and Ellie Laforce along with advisors Tara Giblin and Sarah Kennedy.
We aim to bring together youth of diverse backgrounds and school systems to promote a comprehensive idea of the perspectives across Darien and Norwalk. This role will be a hands-on opportunity for youth engagement, which can take the form of volunteer work, leadership roles, project management, event planning, and much more. We will be working towards addressing local issues that the community feel are not fully being acknowledged. We would love to get Norwalk students involved in this unique platform and continue to work towards inclusion and social justice together.
Our Mission
Focusing on YWCA’s missions of eliminating racism and empowering women, the goal of the Youth Group is to cultivate community growth through youth action and to develop a strong leadership skills through service In line with our vision to create inclusive, empowered communities, we offer an inclusive space for high school aged youth to grow an understanding of how to be an effective leader, and give them the tools to achieve lasting change in the community.
Meetings and Events
We meet in-person monthly at YWCA. At these meetings we discuss our plan to implement our planned volunteer events noted here.
How do I get involved?
To get involved, sign up via our sign up form below. Once signed up, you will be added to an email and text list where we communicate information on monthly meeting times and volunteer opportunities. You will be provided with an overview of our planned volunteer events for the 2024-2025 school year and can sign up for these events or design your own. We look forward to meeting you soon!
Organizations
Below is a list of the organizations that we are currently working with or have worked with in the past. We hope to continue to increase this list as we progress and grow as a group.
