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In light of the Administration's decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), DCAYA reaffirms our commitment to the 800 DREAMers who call-- and have only ever called-- the District their home. We are ready, as always, to ensure that the commitments made to our youth through policy, including DACA, are implemented with fidelity, transparency and accountability. We stand alongside DACA youth, their families, and their communities to fight against and minimize the harmful impacts of this decision." - Your DCAYA Team
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Welcome Back!
As our youth get back to school, we are getting back to work! In reality we never stopped. Budget Advocacy Season may have been several months ago, but the wins we achieved don't really hit the proverbial pavement until the District's FY2018 budget starts in October.
We are ready, as always, to ensure that the commitments and investments made to keep our youth on track are implemented with integrety, transparency and accountaibility. We hope you had a wonderful summer, and a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend. And here are some news, opportunities, and upcoming events that we thought would be of interest to you.
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Catalogue for Philanthropy's Speaker Series: Out-of-School Learning in DC
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Wednesday, September 7
The Catalogue for Philanthropy is organizing a panel discussion about Out-of-School Learning, and how what happens in our communities impacts our students inside the classroom. Join leaders and community champions from DC Alliance of Youth Advocates, Reach Inc., and Urban Alliance as they discuss what they're seeing on the ground--and how we all can work together to make a difference in the lives of local students.
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FutureEd Report, "Vouchers in D.C.: Why Families Aren't Choosing Vouchers"
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August 23, 2017
While applications for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program were up in the 2016-2017 school year, the number of students who actually used vouchers fell to 1,154, down from 1,638 four years earlier. A third of the students already awarded vouchers didn’t use them. And more than half of the new students who won vouchers in the 2016 lottery didn’t end up going to private school. With the new legislation and an infusion of cash, advocates expect to see numbers rise in the new school year.
Why did D.C. voucher use decline when voucher programs elsewhere were expanding rapidly? The answer reflects both the flaws in the program’s design and the wide array of educational choices the city offers. And it provides insights into how to design school choice systems that best serve students and taxpayers effectively.
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Tell Afterschool Alliance how you plan to celebrate Lights on Afterschool on October 26! When you register your event as an official Lights on Afterschool celebration, you’ll receive an event starter kit, which includes 10 free posters to help you promote your event, and make you eligible for cool prizes each week.
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The Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program is an innovative, career-launching initiative that allows talented humanities PhDs to gain valuable experience in areas such as arts management, communications, public policy, international relations, and digital media. ACLS partners with a diverse group of organizations each competition year. Host organizations are selected based on their capacity to offer rewarding, career-building work that will foster the fellow’s professional development.
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For Youth
Opportunity Fair
This will be an inspirational day of connection and empowerment. There will be more than 20 leading companies, on-the-spot job interviews and on-the-spot hiring not to mention a lot of valuable information, support services and valuable workshops for DC youth. To learn more, check out this video from a recent Opportunity Fair: youtube.com/watch?v=3ZeDpGj0PkY
You must register on-line to schedule your interviews
Click here to register: bit.ly/DCFairCETA
When: September 20, 2017 - 9 am to 3 pm; come for the whole day or just a few hours!
Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Who: Targeting Youth (16-24 year olds not working or in school)
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DCAYA Youth Voice Fellow
We are seeking a young professional who is committed to ensuring DC youth are empowered to engage and treated with respect when they take action to influence the decisions about their community; and that young people are present and able to ensure their interests are the primary concern of any action taken in their name.
The Youth Voice Fellow will work closely with the DCAYA team at every level, and will have the opportunity to gain real world experience in community organizing, public policy, and social justice arenas. As such, we are looking for a team player with the ability to manage multiple tasks, a good sense of humor, and a passion for youth issues and social justice work.
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Critical Exposure
Critical Exposure is currently hiring for Program Manager and Program Coordinator positions.
Critical Exposure seeks a Program Manager to join our team in D.C. to lead our citywide youth organizing programs that train D.C. youth of color ages 14-21 to be powerful agents of social change. Youth organizers earn stipends as they train and engage in community-building, photography, storytelling and collective action. The Program Manager will coordinate all aspects of the citywide programs, fostering youth-led campaigns by adapting and implementing our curriculum with groups of 15-20 youth, afterschool at our center.
Critical Exposure seeks two Program Coordinators to join our team in Washington, D.C. to support community-based youth organizing and leadership development of D.C. youth of color ages 14-21. The Program Coordinators will focus primarily on fostering youth-led campaigns by adapting and implementing our curriculum with groups of 10-15 youth in D.C. high schools, community-based organizations, and/or in our city-wide afterschool programs at our own site.
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Youth Voice: Calling My Peers- Let's Get Civically Engaged - August 16
This week, we shared the perspective of Tavian Southall, a youth participant in Mikva Challenge DC who has spent the summer interning at the DC Council.
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Late to class? Go straight to jail. - August 10
Mic's Jack Smith IV wrote a piece this week about a new report by the Vera Institute of Justice, We still put children in jail for being late to class.
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My Summer Employment Experience, in Three Acts - August 2
This is part of a special series focused on summer employment experiences of adults in our network. Kicking us of is DCAYA's own Communications and Development Manager, JR Russ.
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Again, welcome back!
As always, if you have any questions, just let us know.
- Your DCAYA Team
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