Please join us for our last General Body meeting of 2007!!

Please join us for our last General Body meeting of 2007!!

WHAT: DCAYA General Body Meeting, Friday, Friday, November 9th
WHEN: 9:30-11am
WHERE: The Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Come hear more about the latest advocacy efforts, upcoming events, and projects of DCAYA’s three core committees (Youth Employment, Youth Homelessness, and Out-of-School-Time) as we prepare to close out 2007. Also, our guests for the November meeting will be the Deputy Director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), David Brown, and David Muhammad Chief of Committed Services for DYRS.

Rally to Support Summer Youth Programs

Please Join The DC Alliance of Youth Advocates As We Rally with DC Youth & Parents to Urge Mayor Fenty to Use A Portion of the City’s Budget Surplus to Support Summer Youth Programs

When: Tuesday, October 30, 5:00 PM

Who: Youth, Parents, Youth Advocates and Youth-Serving Organizations

What: Rally Urging Mayor Fenty to Use $6 Million of $121 Million Surplus for Summer Youth Programs

Where: Steps of Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

The Domino Effect : Youth Speaking Out for Change

Youth Advocacy Day 2007 – Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 9am to 4pm @ Covenant House Washington 2001 Mississippi Ave., SE.

This will be a day of youth leadership workshops and activities geared towards creating an empowering space where young people ages 16-24 can feel, learn, and experience the array of youth activism taking place in the city.

In The News: Roundtable on Protecting Youth After Dark

More about the public oversight roundtable led by DC Councilmember Tommy Wells in the Washington Post: Meeting Addresses Protecting Youths After Dark.

In the News: 32% of DC Youth Live in Poverty

The Washington Examiner reports on this and other statistics for DC youth: Numbers Bleak for D.C. Children

Employment Opportunities at Young Women's Project

YWP is hiring for a variety of positions. Details can be found here.

Special Saturday Hearing for Youth on Strengthening Youth Employment Programs in DC

Special Saturday Hearing for Youth on Strengthening Youth Employment Programs in DC! More information here

New Fact Sheet on Youth Homelessness in Washington, DC

Check out our new fact sheet on youth homelessness in Washington, DC here.

April 24th: First DCAYA Fundraiser

Please come out on April 24th to DCAYA's first special event/fundraiser. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the hard work of members and allies who have put together a fantastic policy agenda for 2007-2008 focused on the needs of DC youth!! The policy agenda will be launched at this event!

The event is a happy hour/mini silent auction at Duke's City on 1200 U Street, from 5-9pm on April 24th! The cost is $10. Flyer is available here.

So please come out on April 24th, show your support, and help keep this work going!!

Citywide Dialogue and Call to Action-March 27th!

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Public Welfare Foundation
1200 U Street, NW
2:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Mayor Adrian M. Fenty

View flyer here.

Space is limited; please RSVP to info@dc-aya.org.

Fenty's 100-Day Plan

Read it here.

The Proposed Mayoral Takeover of DC Public Schools - A Dialogue

More information is available here.

Legislation to Establish DC Public Schools as a Cabinet-Level Agency Subordinate to the Mayor

View legislation to establish DC public schools as a cabinet-level agency subordinate to the mayor here.

Read DCAYA's Sign-On Letter to Mayor Fenty

Read DCAYA's Sign-On Letter to Mayor Fenty here.