Building bridges, creating change.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
If you have questions about teen dating violence or think that you need help, call SAFV's crisis line at 907-747-6511 or visit www.loveisrespect.org to chat, text, or talk to an advocate.
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Are you a teen interested in developing your leadership skills and learning about healthy relationships by presenting in our schools and community? If so, join Peer Education! You’ll have the opportunity to present what you have learned to your peers and make a positive impact. If you have any questions, please direct them to sylcintern@gmail.com.
Are you a teen interested in developing your leadership skills and promoting respect, equity, and healthy relationships in our schools and communities? If so, join the Sitka Youth Leadership Committee! SYLC is currently launching our Mold Your Masculinity campaign, developing a mental health campaign, and offering healthy relationships education in the schools and community! If you have any questions, please email sylcintern@gmail.com.
The Sitka Youth Leadership Committee (SYLC) is a
group of youth leaders based in Sitka, Alaska.
We are dedicated to building bridges and promoting
respect across cliques, schools, and communities.
SYLC's recent campaigns:
SYLC's "Mold Your Masculinity" campaign is focused on unhealthy masculinity and the harms that come with it. Our goal is to help men rise to create their own healthy masculinity by educating youth and adults in Sitka on the harms of the man box–a set of societal beliefs that pressure men to be a certain way. To learn more about these rigid expectations that increase risk of harm to self and others, click the "Mold Your Masculinity" button above!
Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. Promoting equity can exist in many different forms- it can be calling out injustices, working on allyship, and understanding how to use your societal power for good. Click the "equity campaign" button above to learn more!
SYLC is committed to promoting equity and diversity. We want to hear from you! We believe that by sharing vulnerable stories, not only can we highlight the diversity that Sitka has to offer, we can build more connections, empathy, and positive relationships among Sitkans. To participate, make a postcard to give the community a glimpse of your story/experience! Submissions may appear on SYLC social media and will remain anonymous. Click the "Share More: the Postcard Project" button above to view postcards and submit your own.
SYLC's “Healthy Me, Healthy We” campaign focuses on promoting healthy relationships and education about dating violence. SYLC is committed to educating our peers about the red flags or warning signs of unhealthy and abusive relationships and their rights and responsibilities in every relationship. Click the "teen dating violence awareness" button above to learn more.
