Recent Policy & Advocacy Activities

Youth Friendly City

The Trust Seeks Grant Reviewers for the Service Coalition Funding Competition

The Trust is seeking individuals to review proposals for the FY 2014 DC YouthLink Service Coalition Funding Competition. This is an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues in the fields of youth development and juvenile justice, to learn more about the funding process, to develop proposal-writing skills, to learn about exciting initiatives happening in the juvenile justice field, and to contribute your knowledge and experience in helping the Trust select high-quality youth programs throughout the District of Columbia.

Challenge Councilmembers to #InvestInYouth

We’re inviting you to join DCAYA on May 1^st for our Call to Action Campaign. Our goal is to have 5,000 people reach out via phone calls, emails, facebook, or twitter #InvestInYouth to each councilmember to tell our representatives we want to see smart investments in DC Youth.

DCAYA Members Testify to Raise CYITC Funding

During the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corps Budget Hearing on April 17th 2013, DC Alliance of Youth Advocates Executive Director Maggie Riden along with numerous community and advocacy members, testified for additional funding to the CYITC Budget. By boosting funding, the CYITC could target three main areas of their mission: reach more youth in year-round programming, ensure youth development programs during the summer of 2014, and increase capacity for quality data collection.

OSSE Budget Hearing Sees Huge Turnout

On Monday April 22, 2013 the Office of the State Superintendent for Education, the DC State Board of Education and the Deputy Mayor for Education had their FY'14 budget hearing with Chairman of the Committee on Education David Catania.

Testimony of Anne Abbott, DCAYA Policy Analyst

Testimony of Soumya Bhat, DCFPI

Youth Homelessness

Challenge Councilmembers to #InvestInYouth

We’re inviting you to join DCAYA on May 1^st for our Call to Action Campaign. Our goal is to have 5,000 people reach out via phone calls, emails, facebook, or twitter #InvestInYouth to each councilmember to tell our representatives we want to see smart investments in DC Youth.

Expanded Learning

Challenge Councilmembers to #InvestInYouth

We’re inviting you to join DCAYA on May 1^st for our Call to Action Campaign. Our goal is to have 5,000 people reach out via phone calls, emails, facebook, or twitter #InvestInYouth to each councilmember to tell our representatives we want to see smart investments in DC Youth.

DCAYA Members Testify to Raise CYITC Funding

During the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corps Budget Hearing on April 17th 2013, DC Alliance of Youth Advocates Executive Director Maggie Riden along with numerous community and advocacy members, testified for additional funding to the CYITC Budget. By boosting funding, the CYITC could target three main areas of their mission: reach more youth in year-round programming, ensure youth development programs during the summer of 2014, and increase capacity for quality data collection.

Disconnected Youth

Challenge Councilmembers to #InvestInYouth

We’re inviting you to join DCAYA on May 1^st for our Call to Action Campaign. Our goal is to have 5,000 people reach out via phone calls, emails, facebook, or twitter #InvestInYouth to each councilmember to tell our representatives we want to see smart investments in DC Youth.

OSSE Budget Hearing Sees Huge Turnout

On Monday April 22, 2013 the Office of the State Superintendent for Education, the DC State Board of Education and the Deputy Mayor for Education had their FY'14 budget hearing with Chairman of the Committee on Education David Catania.

Testimony of Anne Abbott, DCAYA Policy Analyst

Testimony of Soumya Bhat, DCFPI

Youth Workforce Development

OSSE Budget Hearing Sees Huge Turnout

On Monday April 22, 2013 the Office of the State Superintendent for Education, the DC State Board of Education and the Deputy Mayor for Education had their FY'14 budget hearing with Chairman of the Committee on Education David Catania.

Testimony of Anne Abbott, DCAYA Policy Analyst

Testimony of Soumya Bhat, DCFPI