Acknowledgments

The Biden Foundation would like to acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their invaluable contributions, which helped to make the Youth LEADS project a success.

This project would not have been possible without our partnerships with Men Can Stop Rape and the YWCA USA.

Authors: Kassamira Carter-Howard, Kendall LaVine, Dr. Dionne Coker-Appiah, Lynn Rosenthal, Lauren Thurman, Melanie Fonder Kaye

Design and Production: ENWROSE LLC

Many thanks for their time and effort in reviewing this report and providing valuable insight:

Saida Agostoni, Director of Capacity Building, YWCA USA

Alicia Gill-Sanchez, Interim ED Collective Action for Safe Spaces

Alejandra Castillo, CEO YWCA USA

Diana Payton, CEO YWCA Greater Baton Rouge

Wendy Waters-Connel, ED/CEO YWCA Hamilton

Jennifer Achterman, Interim ED Center for Family Solutions

Chamina Smith, Assistant Professor Miami University & Girls with a Purpose youth group

Thank you to Silvia Zenteno and Anitra Edwards for their help in facilitating open and honest listening sessions with youth. We would also like to thank Caitlin Abrams for her work in assisting with data collection and analysis.

We are incredibly grateful to the program staff at the following sites for their assistance with listening session preparation and execution:

Maine Boys to Men Men of Strength Peace Over Violence Tewa Women United North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault ALSO Chicago The LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania Casa de Esperanza IMPACT Boston Ruth Ellis Center YWCA San Antonio, TX YWCA Hamilton, OH YWCA Minneapolis, MN YWCA Greater Baton Rouge, LA