Nonprofit

Women's Leadership Project

The Women’s Leadership Project (WLP) is a Black feminist humanist
mentoring, civic engagement, service learning and advocacy program
designed to educate and train young middle and high school age Black
girls, girls of color, and LGBTQIA+ and gender expansive youth in South
Los Angeles to take ownership of their school-communities.

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2 Submitted Ideas

  • PLAY ·2025 Grants Challenge

    Creating Safe Spaces for Black LGBTQ+ Youth Through Violence Prevention Education and the Arts

    This initiative will support Black and BIPOC LGBTQIA+
    and gender expansive youth develop Black and BIPOC queer-affirming, culturally responsive,
    health prevention education, advocacy and safe spaces in South
    L.A. schools and communities. In collaboration with adult mentors, paid community youth interns will spearhead culturally responsive peer education training on suicide prevention education, gender-based violence prevention education, writing, publishing, public speaking, civic engagement, theater, visual arts, literary arts and music.

  • CONNECT ·2024 Grants Challenge

    #Standing4BlackGirls Coalition Violence Prevention, LGBTQ Youth and Arts Education Initiative

    This initiative will support young Black women and BIPOC LGBTQIA+ gender expansive youth develop queer-affirming, culturally responsive, health prevention education, organizing and advocacy outreach in South L.A. schools and communities. Youth participants will amplify and address the needs of Black sexual and domestic violence survivors across sexuality and disability through public rallies and demonstrations, teaching, training, mentoring, writing, publishing, public speaking, civic engagement, guerilla theater, visual arts, and music.

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