Youth Peer Advocate Leadership (YPAL) Program
TRAINING & INTERNSHIP
TRAINING: June 8, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25
INTERNSHIP: July 7, 9, 14, 16, 21
KAN-WIN Park Ridge Office
Youth Peer Advocate Leadership (YPAL) is a program for high school-aged people of all identities to receive in-depth training on issues of domestic & sexual violence, be in conversation with other young people interested in social & cultural change, and explore ways to contribute to the anti-violence movement.
TRAINING
Topics covered include: Domestic & sexual violence 101, supporting survivors, root causes of violence, intersectionality, and prevention education strategies to disrupt and uproot gender-based violence.
Participants will engage in peer-to-peer education throughout the training by selecting one person (e.g. friend, sibling, parent, mentor) to educate on the topics learned during each session.
INTERNSHIP
The YPAL Internship is an optional opportunity for those who have completed YPAL Training. YPAL Interns will work together with their cohort to brainstorm and implement a project that addresses gender-based violence in their community.
ELIGIBILITY: Ages 14 - 18
COMPENSATION: Training ($100), Internship ($100) OR volunteer service hours
*Application due Sunday, April 26 11:59PM
Questions? Contact our Youth & Young Adult Organizer at jyoo@kanwin.org
