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Carolina Youth Action Project is made up of talented artists, activists, researchers, organizer, and visionaries of all ages.

Youth Leader Esther playing an original track on guitar as a submission for CYAP's zine, JESSAMINE (2022).

Our van decorated for the Charleston PRIDE Parade back when we were a Girls Rock Camp!

A whimsical submission from nonbinary youth artist Loie Sarmiento (they/them) from Florence, South Carolina.

 

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View fullsize IT’S HERE!!!! β­οΈπŸ’«βœ¨ JESSAMINE IS OFFICIALLY OUT in time for CYAP’s 13th birthday! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰ Markelle (any pronouns) gives us a first look at the hard copy—which will be available for purchase this week—but you can go download the
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View fullsize CYAP’s mission, vision, and plans for 2025 remain the same regardless of an election outcome. We remain committed to the many folks in our immediate community and beyond. Though our work has been internal for some time, the shifts we have made
View fullsize Another impactful submission to JESSAMINE, this time from Juno Green (they/he) of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Juno has been a vibrant youth leader in our programming and the CYAP community. 🩡 "This is about finding hope and power to resist in constraini
View fullsize Another thoughtful art submission to JESSAMINE, this time from Kessler "Kes" Leigh Minchew. 🩡 Kes is a trans youth from the North Charleston area exploring youth power through visual art, collage, written form, and other mediums. "My
View fullsize Submission to JESSAMINE by Lee Bryan, a young trans artist from Greer, SC. πŸ’š The zine team actually got to collaborate with Lee at a @wearefamilycharleston event where we discussed planning a publication and creative resistance with SC-based trans
View fullsize A whimsical submission from nonbinary youth artist Loie Sarmiento (they/them) from Florence, South Carolina. "Plant life inspires me because it has its own physicality and isn't categorized into binary gender forms. It is feasible. It adapts an
View fullsize Art submission by Pablo Sanchez (he/him), a youth leader from Taylors, SC and of Taino and Chibcha descent. πŸ’« "My selection of enamel pendants are part of a series I made, titled "Buscando a Creación", seeking to reclaim and r
View fullsize Here's an excerpt from Sage's interview for JESSAMINE! πŸ¦‹ Sage was an active Youth Leader in CYAP's programming for several years and has helped shape the organization tremendously with her curiosity, earnest dedication, and tender heart. The theme
View fullsize We have some exciting to-dos for the coming summer months! β˜€οΈ CYAP will take things a bit slower over the next couple weeks so we can be recharged for everything on this list! 🌷 We're so excited to launch youth programming after taking time to rebu
View fullsize A big congrats to our treasured team members, Jasmine Tabor and Tessa Torgovitsky, for graduating their programs this season!!! 🩷 Jasmine received her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Syracuse University! πŸ“šπŸ¦‹πŸ’ž Jas will also
View fullsize Moving weekend recap! πŸ’› Thank you to all the folks who contributed their support, muscles, time, and energy along the way!
View fullsize A lil reminder that you can still get merch designed by former Youth Leaders and other creative volunteers based in Charleston! ⭐️ The designs illustrate each of our Core Values: πŸ’₯ prison abolition πŸ•ŠοΈ collective liberation πŸ“š political education ✊
View fullsize πŸ’œ We're so grateful to everyone—our amazing young folks and former youth leaders, our lovely Board of Directors, partners, collaborators, donors, and volunteers over the years—who have supported this organization and been patient while
View fullsize Fall vibes are still in the air, y'all! πŸ‚βœ¨ We're back with updates on our Giving Tuesday goal! We're thrilled to share exciting plans for 2024 after giving you a little peek at what’s been inspiring our Core Team. Now it's time to unveil the
View fullsize Happy fall, y'all!!! πŸ‚πŸŽƒπŸ As most of you know, we've been working hard at CYAP to reground and refresh our organizational practices and programming. The Core Team is looking forward to lots of things in 2024, so we're reintroducing ourselves and a
View fullsize We've been continuing taking time to rebuild and restructure since returning from Winter Break, including welcoming on our new Core Team Members! πŸ¦‹ Meet Jasmine, our Creative Resistance Organizer, and Marie, our Development and Operations Organizer
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View fullsize Y'ALL!!!! πŸ’ž We are so excited with all the submissions coming through! Because we noticed a large burst of folks rushing to get things in, we wanted to extend the deadline two weeks. Please share and let young folks in your life know they now have