THE YOUNG WOMENS PROJECT (YWP)ENGAGES UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH OF COLOR, AGES 14-21, WITH A FOCUS ONTEEN WOMEN AND YOUTH IN CARE. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, YWP HIRED AND TRAINED 262 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 25 DC PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES, ALL WARDS, MOSTLY BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH AND WOMEN. HALF OF OUR YOUTH LIVE OR GO TO SCHOOL IN WARDS 5, 7 AND 8; 20 PERCENT ARE SYSTEM IDENTIFIED OR DEALING WITH UNSTABLE HOUSING. YWP HAS BUILT A CITYWIDE NETWORK MEMBERSHIP OF HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ADVOCATES IN ALL WARDS, MOST SCHOOLS, UNITED BEHIND A SHARED VISION OF YOUTH PROGRESS AND WORKING TOWARD A CITY WHERE YOUTH ARE ENGAGED IN THE DECISIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES. YWPS WORK IS ORGANIZED INTO TWO PROGRAM AREAS.