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This month is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the theme for this year is Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity. With roughly one quarter of our students identifying as Asian, our classes provide opportunities to explore leadership opportunities for themselves as well as improve their skills and access to better advance leaders that amplify their voices. Starting at the end of this quarter, students will be participating in a new program at Literacy Source: a six-week class that will help prepare them to educate their communities about Seattle's Democracy Voucher Program. In it, they will learn about the program, including multi-lingual resources, brainstorm ways they can educate their communities, and ultimately create a project proposal. Allie Azersky, who will be working with the students in this program, says: "Through this program, students will gain strategies and confidence needed to become and grow as leaders in their communities. They will support each other in their efforts, further strengthening important community networks. They will participate in local government and help their communities further influence who their elected leaders are." We look forward to seeing how our students create leadership opportunities for themselves and their community through this class!
Our June/July newsletter will be coming out in July, so you won't be hearing from us next month, but we look forward to your continued involvement and hope the first weeks of summer treat you well!
In Community,
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