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Young Women’s Freedom Center

9/13/2022

Youth Activists Rally to Support Girls and Young Women Abused in Detention

Jeremy Loudenback

At a rally on Tuesday, Gloria Gonzalez (left) of the Youth Justice Coalition called for the release of girls and young women held at Los Angeles County juvenile detention facilities. Photo by Jeremy Loudenback
Dozens of justice advocates rallied on the steps of the Los Angeles County headquarters this morning, calling on supervisors to prevent the incarceration of girls and young women, and to improve safety conditions at juvenile halls and detention camps. 

5/17/2021

L.A. County Considers Free Phone Calls From Jails and Juvenile Halls

Jeremy Loudenback

Collect calls from all Los Angeles County jails and juvenile detention facilities would be free, and commissary items like deodorant and snacks would be reasonably priced, under a proposal being considered Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.

8/24/2018

Mommy and Me

Jazmine Urbi Banks

The following piece was written in a Fostering Media Connections workshop this spring as part of our Youth Voice Initiative, a project wherein we teach youth who have been impacted by systems how to use journalism and/or creative writing to advocate for social change.

5/11/2017

Bay Area Nonprofit First Recipient of NoVo Grant Supporting Women, Girls of Color

Elizabeth Green

The Young Women’s Freedom Center, a San Francisco-based organization leading advocacy efforts from and on behalf of low-income girls and women of color, will receive $615,000 from NoVo Foundation as part of its $90 million commitment to addressing issues affecting girls and women of color across the United States.

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