Youth Services
· Teen Scene Theater- The YWCA Teen Scene Theater is an exciting new dramatic arts program for students ages 14-20. All plays that are performed deal with social issues such as teen dating violence, loss, health issues, bullying and others important to today’s students. This is a peer leadership program with students being involved in all aspects of the performance.
· Safezones- Would you participate in a community based Safezones program that provides a safe and supportive environment for all youth and work on projects and activities to educate and support youth and the broader community about diversity including sexual orientation and gender identity?
· YWCA Youth Summit- The Bi-Annual YWCA Youth Summit was held on February 21st at the YWCA, 211 Lake St. The Youth Summit Call to Action Report should be available on line in the spring.
· From the Shadows, Stories from the Bullied, Bullies and Bystanders- The YWCA is looking to collect stories on bullying from all perspectives. The stories will be collected until June 2012. A number of these stories will be chosen for a book and some of them will be turned into monologues in an order to raise awareness and address the issue of bullying in our community.
Information and Printable Submission Form
For more information on the requirements to submit a story please contact Kim Stanton. Please keep in mind all stories that are submitted will become property of the YWCA.
