Young Women's Freedom Center
Julia Arroyo serves as the Executive Director of the Young Women's Freedom Center since August 2014, drawing on personal experiences from involvement in the underground street economy, foster care, and incarceration. Julia's extensive background includes roles as a Peer to Peer at San Francisco Women Against Rape since February 2011, a Community Health Worker at the Homeless Prenatal Program from January 2012 to August 2014, and a Paraprofessional Casemanager at SAGE from March 2004 to February 2007. Julia holds an Associate's degree in Women's Studies from City College of San Francisco and has completed various training programs, including Certified Rape Crisis Counselor and Community Health Worker credentials. Julia's diverse experience reflects a strong commitment to social justice and support for marginalized communities.
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Young Women's Freedom Center
Since 1993, Young Women’s Freedom Center has provided support, mentorship, training, employment, and advocacy to young women and trans youth of all genders in California who have grown up in poverty, experienced the juvenile legal and foster care systems, have had to survive living and working on the streets, and who have experienced significant violence in their lives. Our Mission is to build the power and leadership of directly impacted young people and inspire them to create positive change in their lives and communities. We meet young people where they’re at: on the streets, in jails and detention centers, and in the neighborhoods and communities where we live. Together, we build our personal and collective power, heal from trauma, advocate on behalf of ourselves and each other, and gain access to education and work to transform the conditions, systems, and policies that lead to intergenerational cycles of violence, incarceration, and poverty. Our Vision is a world in which all young women and trans youth of all genders have the support they need to recognize and end all forms of oppression, to heal, and to live self-determined lives.