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A conversation on alcohol and other drugs - July 30
20th of July 2010
SBY’s Prevention Center has facilitated 12 community conversations this year in order to hear the ideas of youth, caregivers and other individuals and groups who are concerned with drug and alcohol use in Wards 5 and 6. Please join us as we report on these stakeholder meetings, which have included members of churches, other nonprofits, police, and residents of housing projects.
Read moreMayoral candidates forum July 26
19th of July 2010
The Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) is hosting a mayoral candidates forum on Monday, July 26 starting at 7 pm at Asbury United Methodist Church, 11th & K Streets, NW. Let the candidates hear your ideas for affordable housing, recreation, education and workforce development opportunities for youth.
Happy Hour with emPower magazine and Tabaq Bistro!
18th of July 2010
On Thursday, August 5 from 5 – 8 PM, Tabaq Bistro, in partnership with emPower magazine, will be hosting a happy hour fund raiser for Sasha Bruce Youthwork!
Read moreLabor Secretary visits Sasha Bruce
22nd of June 2010
Our YouthBuild Program trains youth in carpentry concurrent to offering a GED program. Our YouthBuild is a national model. Obama Labor Secretary Hilda Solis chose our site to announce a major new initiative. Here is the DOL press release
Join us for our community garden kick-off and service day 4/23!
21st of April 2010
Thanks to generous contributions from SERVE DC, the mayor’s office on volunteerism, and Virgin mobile, SBY will be launching our new community garden and making improvements to our emergency shelter on Friday, April 23 from 2 PM – 7 PM.
Read moreGarden project featured in Post
5th of April 2010
SBY relies on dedicated volunteers to help disconnected youth. One promising volunteer-led venture is our community vegetable garden. Katie Aldworth, whom we know through her outreach to young victims of sex trafficking, has taken the reins of this project and it was featured in today’s Washington Post
Read moreRally for Youth Jobs
22nd of March 2010
The recession has hit poor families and youth particularly hard. Join Sasha Bruce Youthwork and our partners Latin American Youth Center and the Alternative Schools Network for a rally demanding federal action to promote youth employment this Tuesday, March 23 at 11:30 am.
Read moreSasha Bruce YouthBuild featured in NPR story
17th of February 2010
Sasha Bruce Youthwork’s YouthBuild program is featured in an NPR story on the use of federal recovery act funds.
Read moreELEW rocks Sasha Bruce
10th of February 2010
Eric Lewis, aka ELEW, is a rock-jazz pioneer and musical iconoclast.
RockJazz sensation Eric Lewis performs for SBY
4th of February 2010
SBY’s board of directors welcomed renown RockJazz pianist Eric Lewis to a special concert on February 4 to benefit our work with homeless youth. View photos and some video from this event at Georgetown’s Halcyon House by clicking here.
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