YALT
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The CDF Young Advocate Leadership Training (YALT®) program provides action-oriented training to equip young adult leaders (ages 18-30) with the skills and supports needed to help dismantle the Cradle to Prison PipelineTM through organizing and advocacy efforts in communities across America.
YALT will have a special track at the Children’s Defense Fund’s National Conference. There will be travel and lodging support available for YALT participants. Please note that YALT is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending the national conference as a YALT participant, please see the contact list below:
If you live in the following states:
Alabama and Mississippi: Natalie A. Collier, ncollier@childrensdefense.org
Arkansas: Jeronica Anderson, jeronica_anderson@yahoo.com
California: Saira Soto, ssoto@childrensdefense.org
Georgia (Albany area): Joffe’ Wright, joffewright@gmail.com
Georgia (Atlanta area): Angela Boudreaux, aboudrea@spelman.edu
Indiana: Danyelle Granger, dygranger@gmail.com
Iowa: Jon Goodwin, jon-goodwin@uiowa.edu
Louisiana: Dana Jones, djones@childrensdefense.org
Michigan: Stephanie S. Moore, stephanie.smith.nc@gmail.com
Minnesota: Nicole Hernandez, hernandez@cdf-mn.org
Missouri: Shyree Holmes, holmesleverett@aol.com
New York: Gabriela Silverio, gsilverio@cdfny.org or Jasbir Singh, jsingh@cdfny.org
North Carolina: Crystal Mattison, crystaltr5@gmail.com
Ohio (Cleveland and Columbus area): Joseph Worthy, jworthy@childrensdefense.org
Ohio (Cincinnati area): Pickett Slater-Harrington, pickett@joltageinnovation.com
Pennsylvania: Tara McCoy, tmccoy02@temple.edu
South Carolina: Shaquite Pegues, spegues@childrensdefense.org
Tennessee: Theresa Venable, tvenable@childrensdefense.org
Texas: Brandi Brown, bbrown@childrensdefense.org
Wisconsin: John Lee, johnelee86@gmail.com
For all other states, please contact Graziella Russo, grusso@childrensdefense.org.
