CAE’s Youth Power provides skills & tools to support young people in New York City to actively prevent, disrupt and help heal from violence while supporting them through the current youth issues that they face in their day to day lives.

Our programming caters to young girls and teens-- including cis, trans, and gender expansive youth.

CAE staff also provide workshops for adults who interface with youth -ex : teachers, social service workers and parents.

PACT Activist is our high school level youth program. It is an incredible opportunity for teen girls and gender expansive and gender non-conforming youth to learn skills and tools through empowered self defense work and social justice practice in their community.

✨Deadline for our application is October 16th. First come, first serve. Space is limited.

✨Accepted students will have the opportunity to receive either community service credit or an end-of-program stipend.

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  • ✨Physical Practice ✨Verbal Techniques ✨Empowerment Self Defense

    In this introductory physical self defense training, young people will learn empowering ways to tap into their voices and bodies to stay safe. It will cover how to manage physical distance and use footwork as well as strikes and blocks. 

    You will learn: 

    • Self-defense circle  

    • Milling (situational awareness)

    • Voice work

    • Safety stance

    • Distance, footwork, blocks, and strikes 

    • Aftercare

  • ✨Verbal Techniques ✨Community Empowerment

    This training will teach young people an array of interpersonal tools to identify and disrupt instances of xenophobia and anti-Blackness. It will cover safe intervention strategies and focus on how to center the needs of the person(s) being targeted.

    You will learn: 

    • The difference between being a bystander and an Upstander

    • The definitions of xenophobia and anti-Blackness 

    • The role of media and social media in promoting prejudice  

    • Active bystander intervention strategies 

    • Aftercare

  • ✨Verbal Techniques ✨Community Empowerment

    This training will teach young people what consent is and how it applies across a range of relationships. It includes role-playing and breakout groups to unpack scenarios.  

    The curriculum can be expanded to discuss elements of a healthy relationship. 

    You will learn: 

    • Elements of a healthy relationship 

    • The definition of consent 

    • How consent is freely given, reversible, informed, enthusiastic, and specific 

    • Role-play and scenarios  

    • Aftercare

  • ✨Community Empowerment

    Youth voice is one of our most fundamental tools for social change. For young people at the beginning of their journey, and those ready to take the next step, we offer a dual-track in youth organizing and action. 

    Foundations and History: 

    • This workshop lays the groundwork with definitions, examples of youth justice campaigns and changemakers, and identifying issues.

    Moving into Action: 

    • This workshop goes deeper into the ways young people can engage in their activism and organizing, with visioning activities and next steps of making change.

  • ✨Adult-lead ✨5 workshop series

    This series are workshops that help navigate youth in conducting safer practices of communication in the relationships they hold with people in their communities. i.e  peers, parents, partners, and self.

    You will learn:

    • Safer and constructive communication practices 

    • identifying and addressing relationship dynamics 

    • After care tools and techniques 

    This series comprises 5 workshops that help youth explore safer communication practices in their relationships with peers, partners, and themselves. Topics span self-awareness, boundaries, consent, and communication. 

Request a Workshop for your School or Community

Workshops can be customized and developed according to your needs. Click the button to learn more and make a request.