Partner: Young Women’s Action Team

The YWAT is a youth-led, adult-supported social change project that empowers women to take action on issues that affect their lives (particularly issues of violence against girls and young women). The YWAT believes that girls and young women should be free from violence. We believe that through collective action, consciousness-raising, and organizing we can end violence against girls and young women.

YWAT is proud of the work that we have been doing and wish to inspire other young women to join organizations that can help them do the same. Being a leader and improving your community is a really wonderful accomplishment that shows every young woman that they can make a difference.

We hope that young women can recognize that they are powerful individuals who can create change. We hope that they can see that there are young women just like them who are tired about injustices against women and decided to do something about it. They can also do the same; they can voice their opinions and also be willing to take part in community actions.

Funders

The Chain of Change is supported in part by Beth Emet Synagogue Tzedakah Fund, Chicago Foundation for Women, Crossroads Fund, Early to Bed, Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, Illinois Humanities Council, Leo S. Guthman Fund, McCormick Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, Polk Bros. Foundation, Sahara Enterprises, Inc. and Weitz Funds. This project is partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council, a State Agency; a CityArts Program 2 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs; and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Outreach Program. The Chain of Change project is also made possible by our generous individual donors.