Young Women's Freedom Center

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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.

Five years after LA County passed the motion to decarcerate girls and young women, girls and gender-expansive youth are ...
10/23/2026

Five years after LA County passed the motion to decarcerate girls and young women, girls and gender-expansive youth are still being held in probation facilities. That’s a broken promise.

On November 14 from 12-4pm, join youth, parents, organizers, and allies for Broken Promises: Ending the Incarceration of Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth in LA County. Hear directly from systems-impacted young people about the work they’re leading to hold Probation and the Board of Supervisors accountable.

Register at bit.ly/broken-promises-1114

BOO! 👻 The California propositions have entered the chat… and some of that ballot language is giving SCARY.We’re breakin...
10/22/2026

BOO! 👻

The California propositions have entered the chat… and some of that ballot language is giving SCARY.

We’re breaking it down so you can get familiar with what’s on the boo-lot!
Swipe through for a breakdown of the California propositions, and save this for your ballot prep!

California Election Day is November 3. Don’t let the spooky season scare you away from getting informed. 👀

10/21/2026

In this clip from Episode 15 of the Freedom Charter Podcast, Ka’lee Mathews shares how she first came to Young Women’s Freedom Center through Freedom Circle.

What started as an unexpected visit became the beginning of a new kind of community.

Being in community with other young people changed something.

She saw people going to college, starting businesses, dreaming about fashion, building goals, and imagining more for their lives. And in that space, they inspired each other.

Full episode available on all streaming platforms!

At our latest Freedom Conversations, “Softening the World for Black Girls,” featured Dr. Monique Couvson, author of Girl...
10/13/2026

At our latest Freedom Conversations, “Softening the World for Black Girls,” featured Dr. Monique Couvson, author of Girls, Unlimited and President & CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, alongside Emani Davis, Young Women’s Freedom Center’s VP of Strategy & Operations for Northern California. There, we explored what it means for Black girls to experience softness as a right not a privilege.

We reflected on the systems that shape Black girls’ lives, the loss of spaces where young people can simply exist without surveillance or punishment, and the responsibility we all share in creating environments where they can experience joy, rest, belonging, and freedom.

Thank you to our speakers and everyone who joined us for this important conversation. The work continues in how we care for one another, how we build our communities, and what we choose to make possible for Black girls.

Some choices have consequences that last far beyond Election Day. Who gets funding? What protections exist? Which progra...
10/13/2026

Some choices have consequences that last far beyond Election Day.

Who gets funding? What protections exist? Which programs stay open? What opportunities can young people access? What happens when our communities ask for something different from the systems that have failed them?

That’s why we’re paying attention.

YWFC and Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition are inviting our communities to get curious about the decisions being made around us and the people making them. So stay informed and vote! 7 days left to register!

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month At Young Women’s Freedom Center, we believe ALL young people deserve relati...
10/07/2026

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

At Young Women’s Freedom Center, we believe ALL young people deserve relationships rooted in safety, respect, freedom, and love and not fear, control, or violence.

Domestic violence isn’t always physical. That’s why we want young people to KNOW the signs, TRUST themselves, and BELIEVE they deserve better.

That starts with checking in with your sibs, learning the signs, having conversations about healthy relationships, and continuing creating spaces where young people feel safe speaking up and asking for support.

Together, we can break cycles of violence and build communities where young people are safe, supported, and FREE. 🫶🏽✨

10/07/2026

In Episode 15 of the Freedom Charter Podcast, YWFC President Jessica Nowlan sits down with Ka’lee Mathews for a powerful conversation about growing up system-impacted, finding community, building youth-led spaces, and learning how to choose herself.

Ka’lee is 21, a former Liberation Front Fellow at Young Women’s Freedom Center, a former foster youth, and someone who has experienced the juvenile justice system, homelessness, poverty, instability, and domestic violence at a young age.

This episode is about youth leadership, sisterhood, mental health, stability, and what becomes possible when young people are listened to, believed in, and given space to lead.

Listen to Episode 15 of the Freedom Charter Podcast now.

: Show up for girls. Show up for the future.This Thursday, the Probation Oversight Commission is meeting and girls and ...
10/06/2026

: Show up for girls. Show up for the future.

This Thursday, the Probation Oversight Commission is meeting and girls and gender-expansive youth are on the agenda.

We need community members paying attention, asking questions, and making sure girls and gender-expansive youth are not left out of the conversation.

Join us this Thursday at 9am, in person or by calling in.

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

Telephone

+14157038800

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