CHOOSE 180’s Youth & Young Adult Advocacy Program!
CHOOSE 180 offers an advocacy program to support and educate Young People in our community.
Our Youth & Young Adult Advocacy Program is an opportunity for Young People who are most impacted by the criminal legal system to engage in paid advocacy training and opportunities.
"I loved learning everything about the government and the criminal justice system...It’s like every week I learned something new. So overall this was a really awesome experience."
- 2022-2023 Program Participant.
Are you a Young Person between the ages of 15-24, in King County who’s interested in:
Learning methods of advocacy
Building understanding and analysis of city, county, and state government
Building public speaking skills
Applying an intersectional lens to problems and solutions
If you’re interested, you should consider applying to our next Youth & Young Adult Advocacy cohort. Applications are due Friday, September 15, apply today! This program pays Young People $25 per hour/ $50 per session. It’s a space for Young People to build community and work collectively to advocate for systemic change. Meeting for two hours a week over Zoom during the school year as well as regular in-person advocacy events and opportunities. The upcoming cohort will take place from September 2023- June 2024.
“The guest speakers were amazing to hear from. I liked hearing about things other organizations and groups were up to and would like to hear more ways to get involved. I felt very supported during the Advocacy Program, I never felt like I was judged. I was supported through tech difficulties and other difficulties like health and school. It is a very welcoming space but also a good place to push slightly out of my comfort zone.”
- 2022-2023 Program Participant
During our last session we had amazing speakers from community partners like The Mockingbird Society, Freedom Project, Restorative Community Pathways, Latino Community Fund, King County council members, state representatives, and more! Our weekly sessions had topics ranging from:
Public Speaking
Storytelling Skills
State Level Advocacy
Education Advocacy and Reform
Youth Led Organizing
The Prison Industrial Complex
Civic and Community Engagement
County Level Advocacy
School to Prison Pipeline
Financial Literacy Training
…and more!
“It was a cool experience to do new things like see a legislative meeting and it makes you think more about other people and what they may be going through that you had no idea about, you get to learn about their problems and learn about or come up with solutions which is a good feeling.”
- 2022-2023 Program Participant
We will be hosting a virtual orientation on Zoom, September 27, 2023 from 4:30-6:30 PM. We hope to see you there, apply today! If you know someone who may be a good fit, we urge you to spread the word and join us on the journey toward justice.