We're so glad you would like to join ELEVATE! Please fill out this form to indicate your interest and the Youth Organizer will follow-up with you for an interview.
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ABOUT KAN-WIN:
KAN-WIN is a community organization working to eradicate gender-based violence through comprehensive, survivor-centered services, education, and outreach to Asian American communities and beyond. Learn more at
www.kanwin.org.
ABOUT ELEVATE:
Emerging Leaders Ending Violence Against Teens Everywhere (ELEVATE) is KAN-WIN's youth leadership group for high school aged people. ELEVATE is a space for young girls and non-binary people to learn about, discuss, and address violence impacting us and our communities. By establishing a safe space, ELEVATE allows members to foster meaningful relationships with peers and equips young people with the knowledge and vocabulary to create change in their communities.
ELEVATE meetings are held twice a month on Sundays from 3 - 5PM, typically one is held in-person at KAN-WIN's office near Des Plaines (the exact location is kept confidential for the safety of our clients) while the other is held remotely over zoom. Meetings involve both workshops and project-planning. The topics of these workshops are informed by current events as well as what the members of ELEVATE are interested in learning and talking about.
In addition to monthly meetings, ELEVATE members also have access to volunteer and leadership opportunities to support survivors and prevent violence before it happens. In the past, ELEVATE members have spoken at KAN-WIN’s events, phone-banked, led church youth group workshops on healthy boundaries, and hosted commemoration events.
Join ELEVATE and help work to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in our communities!
*** Please note that ELEVATE leaders must have completed
YPAL summer training or commit to completing training within the year they join ELEVATE.
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If you have any questions or comments, please email KAN-WIN's Youth and Young Adult Organizer, Julia Yoo
jyoo@kanwin.org.
