The Perrin Family Foundation partners with organizations based in under-resourced communities across Connecticut in order to create environments that support
youth as leaders of social change.
Why Youth Led Social Change?
Creating opportunities for youth to share their truths, question the status quo, exercise leadership and take action to create change will not only pave the way for young people’s lifelong participation and leadership in the civic sphere, it also has the potential to transform our youth, communities, and institutions in the here and now.
GRANTMAKING
Investing in organizations and grassroots groups engaged in youth-led social change
CAPACITY BUILDING
Deepening the effectiveness and impact of youth-led social change efforts across Connecticut
FIELD BUILDING
Cultivating a community and philanthropic ecosystem committed to youth-led social change
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PFF Program Officer Amarilis Pullen Writes on Her Expectations for the Upcoming GEO Conference
PFF Program Officer Amarilis Pullen was interviewed by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations on what she looks forward to most about their upcoming national conference. Click the link below to read the full post, and learn more about what opportunities the national...
PFF Statement on Student Walkouts
Dear Friends and Partners, We, like many of you, have been moved by the power and courage of young people across the country that have responded to the tragic mass shooting in Parkland with calls for change and action. On March 14th, thousands of students across the...
Opportunity: @StudentPowerPA is hiring Regional Organizers in Lehigh Valley! Applications are on a rolling basis, more info here:
Regional Organizer ApplicationâPA Student Power Network
Regional Organizer Application: Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Student Power Network Questions? Email james@onepa.org. Applications will be reviewed on...
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Guest blogger Jeremy from @CWYCinc wrote a post on the recent Children of Marsha P. Johnson Summer Camp. Click the link below to read about the week-long healing and learning space first-hand from the organizers and participants!
https://t.co/5UuvNxJC03
🔵🔵Huge thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday while our Norwalk summer program students organized an art day where youth learned about the role of art in social movements and then created their own protest art. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏻
Registration are open for Undoing Racism Community Organizing workshop next month!
Friday July 13th, 2018 5-8 pm
Saturday July 14th, 2018 10-6 pm
Sunday July 15th, 2018 10-5 pm
Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided. Childcare available. This...
(UR-NHV) Undoing Racism New Haven
We are a multiracial collective committed to undoing racism and helping to build race equity in our community and beyond.
justmoves.nationbuilder.com
In this week's #InspirationMonday, young immigrants turn dreams into reality: https://t.co/RO8WPll33G #NHV #CNMTE
We were excited to welcome so many thought leaders to GEO’s 2018 National Conference -- and that many took the time to share their takeaways after the conference. Read various reflections from #2018GEO here:
Reflections from the 2018 National Conference
We were so excited to welcome so many thought leaders to GEO’s 2018 National Conference — and that many took the time to share their takeaways...
www.geofunders.org
America No More original production from Writer's Block InK Summer on The Block. #MustSee #GunControl #socialchange #RiskFailRisk @ONeill_Center @ISAACSchool @NTIRiskFailRisk #ignitethestage #theblockishot
Building a movement timeline with @souloakland at the @YoutHealSchools convening #youth4healthyschools #hc32018
Kicking off our community tour of East LA, hosted by @ICSEastLA ! #hc32018 #youth4healthyschools
Opportunity! Work with @FeestSeattle as a youth organizer on food justice camping!
FEEST Seattle on Twitter
“FEEST is hiring a youth organizer to help us expand our health justice work into two new schools next year. https://t.co/xcB6N5SnLL”
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Youth voter registration went up 41% in FL after Parkland!#youthvotescount
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Analysis: Youth voting registration went up 41 percent in Florida after Parkland shooting
A significant number of young people are registering to vote in Florida, and they could tilt this year's midterm elections in the nation's largest swi...
www.tampabay.com
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CONTACT US
The Grove, 2nd Floor
760 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 438-7349
info@perrinfamilyfoundation.org
Social Channels