Young Women's Freedom Center

Young Women's Freedom Center Transforming the systems that keep women, girls and gender non-conforming folks of color stuck in cycles of poverty, violence, and incarceration

Our mission is to empower and inspire young women who have been involved with the juvenile justice system and/or the street economy to create positive change in their lives and communities. Our approach links youth development and youth organizing strategies with the mission to provide gender-specific, peer-based opportunities for high-risk, low- and no-income young women.

We're raising $25,000 and we need YOU to help us get there. freedom isn't just the absence of incarceration, it's having...
06/11/2026

We're raising $25,000 and we need YOU to help us get there.

freedom isn't just the absence of incarceration, it's having everything you need to truly live.

Be part of the movement.

Donate now. Link in bio!

06/10/2026

“I became a ward of the court at 13 years old.”

In the first episode of Trancita’s Freedom Charter Podcast series, YWFC President Jessica Nowlan sits down with Trancita for a powerful conversation about childhood, survival, incarceration, and what happens when systems respond to trauma with punishment instead of care.

Trancita shares how poverty, abuse, neglect, addiction, and incarceration shaped her early life — and how the system failed to ask the most important question:

What happened to this child?

This episode is a reminder that young people do not need to be thrown away. They need safety. They need resources. They need people who believe in them. They need freedom.

Watch Episode 1 of Trancita’s Freedom Charter Podcast series now.

06/08/2026

33 years of work. One charter. Countless stories.

We’d love to introduce you to the Freedom Charter Podcast.

Join YWFC President Jessica Nowlan and voices from across our org as we take you deep into the Freedom Charter, what it is, why it exists, and the decades of organizing, healing, and community power behind it.

This is not just a podcast. This is our movement, documented.

Tune in now. Link in bio.

Happy Pride from YWFC! 🏳️‍🌈Pride wasn't a parade. It was a riot. Led by Black and Brown trans women who refused to let t...
06/06/2026

Happy Pride from YWFC! 🏳️‍🌈

Pride wasn't a parade. It was a riot. Led by Black and Brown trans women who refused to let the system erase them — sound familiar?

At YWFC, we know that the most marginalized members of our LGBTQ+ community are q***r and trans girls, gender expansive youth who are also the most criminalized. And we show up for them every single day. Not just in June.

This work exists because of you. 💜

Environmental justice is racial justice. 🌍🖤The communities we come from deserve clean air, safe neighborhoods, and a fut...
06/05/2026

Environmental justice is racial justice. 🌍🖤

The communities we come from deserve clean air, safe neighborhoods, and a future worth coming home to. And as our Freedom Charter, #14 reminds us:

"We are best positioned to identify alternatives to incarceration, criminalization, and family separation. We should have insight over the systems and institutions that most impact us."

That includes the environmental policies shaping our neighborhoods.
Happy World Environment Day. The fight continues. 🌱💜

Angela’s words remind us what transformation really looks like choosing growth, asking for support, and stepping into a ...
06/05/2026

Angela’s words remind us what transformation really looks like choosing growth, asking for support, and stepping into a future beyond what systems tried to define.

We are creating spaces where young people are seen, supported, and given the opportunity to rebuild, heal, and become who they’re meant to be.

This is what community makes possible.
💜 Help us continue this work.

Donate today to support youth transformation through YWFC’s programs, resources, and community. Link in bio.

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month! ✨️🏳️‍🌈 Check out how we showed up and showed out last year!

This month we're reflecting on the importance of community and spaces where q***r, trans, and gender-expansive young people feel affirmed and supported.

Pride is not only about visibility, it’s also about protecting joy, honoring identity, building community, and making sure youth know they deserve futures filled with care, opportunity, and freedom.

In California, PPIC found that youth voter turnout dropped sharply in 2024, especially among young women ages 18–24. We ...
05/29/2026

In California, PPIC found that youth voter turnout dropped sharply in 2024, especially among young women ages 18–24.

We know our communities deserve more than survival. We deserve policies, opportunities, resources, and futures shaped WITH us, not for us.

This election season, let’s show up for ourselves, our communities, and the next generation of young women fighting to be seen, heard, and invested in.

California’s future should include all of us. 💛

05/28/2026

In honor of celebrating mother's this month, YWFC welcomed .ayana into space with young mothers navigating systems 💛

Meagan is a yoga teacher, writer, and the creator of Temple Art Market, which uplifts community through art, wellness, and intentional gatherings rooted in care and creativity.

During this session, she led a grounding experience for young mothers, a moment to pause, breathe, and reconnect in the midst of everything they carry.

This is what community care looks like at YWFC.

Wellness resources aren’t extra, they’re essential. When mothers have access to healing, support, and transformative spaces, entire families and communities feel the impact.

We uplift all mothers, especially those navigating systems while still showing up every day to build something different for themselves and their children.

With community support, we can continue sustaining these spaces rooted in care, healing, and possibility. ✨ Click the link in bio to donate today!

Breaking: ZERO girls in detention in Alameda County!Not by accident. Through decades of organizing, advocacy, and the po...
05/27/2026

Breaking: ZERO girls in detention in Alameda County!

Not by accident. Through decades of organizing, advocacy, and the power of our community refusing to accept that cages are the answer.

To every girl who ever sat inside a detention facility in Alameda County, we see you. We are proud to have fought with you. We will keep fighting until no girl, anywhere, ever has to experience what you did.

To our community, our partners, our staff, our members, this one is ours. 💜
The work is not done. But today we celebrate.

Zero!

Address

832 Folsom Street Ste 700
San Francisco, CA
94107

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+14157038800

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