Teens Take Charge

a youth-led organization that empowers New York City public school students with the tools to amplify their voices in order to re-imagine an equitable, anti-racist future for themselves and their communities.

It's our 5th Year as a SYEP Site - Join Us for the Summer! Requirements: 1. Be within the Ages: 14-24 , 2. NYC Resident within the 5 Boroughs , 3. Legally Allowed to work in NYC. Applications are due **02/28/2025**

It's our 5th Year as a SYEP Site - Join Us for the Summer! Requirements: 1. Be within the Ages: 14-24 , 2. NYC Resident within the 5 Boroughs , 3. Legally Allowed to work in NYC. Applications are due **02/28/2025**

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Photo by: Neha Gautam, 2024

PROGRAM DETAILS

Teens Take Charge participants will meet every Monday (excluding holidays) from 4PM to 6PM in the Teach for America offices located at 25 Broadway, Manhattan starting on November 6th, 2023 and ending on June 24th, 2024. During this time, students will be working on campaigns of their choice using real-world advocacy techniques, public speaking, opinion writing, storytelling, and more. Participants will receive a stipend of $150/mo for their work. 

Our hope is that Teens Take Charge can act as a valuable resource for young organizers who want to engage in community work through providing a supportive environment and connecting students from across the five boroughs.

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We know you've had questions, and we have answers ❤️
What a Year! Here’s a summary of all that was accomplished within the 2023-2024 Teens Take Charge Cohort: We started off with House Meetings, leading into Campaign Development, and then we had multiple Bonding Trips throughout the year to giv
We are proud to announce that this summer marks Teens Take Charge’s 3rd year as an SYEP site for Summer Youth Interns! As we’re in our last week of SYEP, we want to celebrate all that our interns accomplished. On our team we have Dorothe
Shouting out our seniors because we are so proud of them and everything they’ve accomplished! From being the first to enter college/university in their families, being eldest siblings, the list goes on, in how our senior are soaring beyond li
Want to learn the behind-the-scenes of running a nonprofit and make a difference? Click the link in our bio and apply through our interest form. We’d love to onboard a Finance Lead Intern/Volunteer immediately. If you’re a good writer/s
We have been hard at work. We're excited to see you all next week Thursday, June 20th at our annual showcase! RSVP through the link in our bio. Interested in sharing your experience in the NYC high school system? Have a story to tell based on your
The time has finally come: Teens Take Charge is having our annual showcase on this coming Thursday, June 20th, at 5 pm. Join us at 25 Broadway for an indoor picnic filled with an open mic presented by student advocates, a bake sale, and a raffle. The
Please donate to help us reach our goal of $10,000. This will helps us sustain programming for the 2024-2025 school year. Consider supporting our youth advocates!
Help us continue the fight against education inequity! Donate using the link in our bio to reach our goal of $10,000 to go towards next year's programming.
We are fundraising! We have a goal of $10,000 and we are asking if people could donate to help us reach our goal. This money will go towards programming for the 2024-2025 school year. Please donate to our paypal by scanning the QR code on this post o