The Youth Consortium (YC) was founded by a coalition of organizations including Creative Justice, Rainier Beach Action Coalition and Community Passageways. The Youth Consortium is a youth-driven program that focuses on advocacy and base building in our communities.

How does Youth Consortium (YC) work?

YC members are compensated for their time and organizing. They meet two (2) times per a week for 2-hours and occasionally host events. Twice yearly the YC produces a zine as a part of the Inside-Out Project which focuses on telling stories and amplifying the voices of community members currently incarcerated in Washington State Department of Corrections. Initially, the Inside-Out Project focused on amplifying the voices of young people who were declined to adult court and incarcerated as children in adult facilities. The YC is an advocacy focused coalition that aims to uplift and amplify the visions and solutions of Black, Indigenous, youth of color in the Seattle/King County and our loved ones incarcerated in the State of Washington.