“I loved how I had a community to return to every few weeks during our meetings. Forming connections with other students was so valuable to our respective advocacy at our schools. I’m also so appreciative of having adult mentors, Hannah, Chris, Jessica. I feel like that can be pretty rare when doing work around sexual violence/relationship health, as some high school teachers would rather avoid the topic than to get involved.”

“Everyone brings something unique to the table! Be open to sharing your own experiences and listening to others. Different communities/schools approach sexual violence/relationship health education in a variety of ways…strongly and poorly. It’s interesting to hear these perspectives so we’re able to take action to improve what’s already there or not there.”

“I really loved the platform that we had to contribute to KCSARC’s work and share our own student viewpoints. Being able to speak at the Be Loud Breakfast was such an impactful and surreal experience, I feel like I learned and grew so much just within one morning. Also, the community we were able to build was remarkable and I really treasure the connections I made through the YAC.”