CEP youth and staff joined partners Circle Keepers in New York City for a Youth Restorative Justice Summit.
CEP Leads Workshop at the 2022 DCPS We the Girls Conference
CEP and partner organization Fly By Nature co-hosted a We the Girls Conference workshop aimed to encourage young ladies to be “upstanders” and self-advocates against bullying and cyberbullying.
CEP Youth Testify before the D.C. Council
CEP’s youth testified at the D.C. Council’s joint public oversight hearing on “The District’s Public Education System After the COVID-19 Pandemic” hosted by the Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery, and Chairman Phil Mendelson, Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole. The students shared their thoughts on their needs for a strong return to a “new normal” in the classroom, post-COVID.
Youth Fashion for Social Justice Competition
#OurLivesMatter 7th Annual TEEN Summit!
What does it mean to live FREE?? What does it mean for TEENS to live free from the injustices impacting YOU and our communities alike? Join the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and our partners for the #OurLivesMatter TEEN Campaign's 7th Annual TEEN Summit! TEENS, grades 8-12 will sound off about Racial Justice, Educational Justice, Community Justice, and Climate Justice. YOU will be creating real and actionable steps that TEENS across the DMV and beyond can utilize to create sustainable change! You don't have a seat at the table...it's YOUR table!
This year's Summit is presented in partnership with our friends: WHUT (Howard University Television), Black Swan Academy, ULEAD, and The Community Enrichment Project.
Our HeART Expressions Program is Expanding!
We’ve received such great support for our HeART Expressions Program that we have expanded it to additional schools!