Youth Program
Our intergenerational approach to organizing is anchored on the conviction that those most directly impacted by inequity are in the best position to lead us to long-term transformative changes. Our youth program stems from our understanding that young people are ready to lead if given the opportunity and necessary support.
The Dolores Huerta Foundation Youth Program consists of two components, Liberated Youth for Empowerment (LYFE) & Livin’ LYFE. These programs offer young people opportunities to develop a critical lens on history and systems of inequity and empower each young person as they transition to a social justice warrior by providing them the tools and resources every step of the way.
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LYFE incorporates three vital pathways for personal and professional development: Civic Engagement, Transformational Art, and New Media & Technology. This immersive leadership program includes a pathway crafted to meet the intersection of community engagement and health/wellness all while amplifying the voices of our future leaders. Once graduated from LYFE, youth leaders enter the “Livin’ LYFE” alumni program, where they build community and empower the next generations of social justice warriors. Livin’ LYFE provides monthly programming, mentorship, scholarship and entrepreneurship opportunities/resources that will support alumni on their journey for social justice and professional development.
DHF Youth Blog
DHF Youth Members Present: Youth Speak: Reimagining School Safety
Join the conversation! Dolores Huerta Foundation Youth Members Present: Youth Speak: Reimagining School Safety, TOMORROW Thursday, 10/08/2020 at 6...
KERN EDUCATION JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC HEARING, Mon. 6/3/19, 7pm
Please join the DHF Youth (Youth and Family Civic Engagement Initiative) as they will be presenting their recommendations to the Kern High School...
MLK Jr. x DHF Youth Organizing
DHF has recently expanded our partnership with the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center based in Oakland. Throughout the summer, students underwent...
DHF in Action: Youth motivated by movement history, Fri. 6/23/17
Gerald C Cantu, Ph. D., Education Director, gave a presentation on the Farmworker Movement, and shared the films "Viva La Causa" and "Walk Out" with...
DHF in Action: Teens 4 Equality youth leaders join Free Our Dreams Day of Action, Mon. 5/8/17
In May of 2017 Equality Organizers Dean Welliver and Moises Duran accompanied five teen leaders from Kern County to Sacramento for the Free Our...
Civic Engagement: DHF Welcomes Youth Volunteers from The MLK Freedom Center, 7/5/16
The Dolores Huerta Foundation is pleased to welcome student volunteers from The MLK Freedom Center founded by Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Every...