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WHO WE ARE
Code Switch was formed with the spirit of Ubuntu, by a multigenerational community of girls, women, and gender expansive people of color committed to equity in K-12 education.
We leverage the transformative power of culturally affirming restorative circles, critical mentorship, and youth-led advocacy to create healing spaces where our girls feel supported, thrive, and achieve. We also provide them with opportunities to grow and advance as leaders and change-makers within their schools, workspaces, and communities.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to eradicate the educational inequities that Black and other Girls of Color experience. We work alongside our girls, as well as those who parent, care for, and mentor them, to remove the barriers that keep our girls from achieving their full potential. Together we freedom dream schools and communities that are more equitable and racially just.
Youth Justice Fellowship Program
Our Youth Justice Fellows are young women enrolled in high school with an interest in improving girls’ access to an equal education. Each earns a small stipend and is paired with a mentor who serves as her justice advocate. Together they develop an actionable justice project meant to transform schools and communities for the better.
Rose From Concrete
Student & Family Advocacy
Navigating school-based discipline and police interactions can be overwhelming. The Code Switch Student & Family Advocacy Program is here to ensure your student’s rights are upheld and to support restorative justice solutions. Our step-by-step Justice Complaint Process connects families with dedicated advocates who guide you from filing a complaint to speaking at school board meetings, ensuring your voice is heard and your student receives the justice they deserve.
Restorative Justice Courses & Workshops
Courses and workshops introduce the principles and practices shaping restorative justice education, healing engaged praxis, trauma-informed & socio-emotional learning, antiracism, and culturally relevant teaching. Sessions are experiential in nature and employ circle, peace-building, and healing exercises.
Youth Justice Fellowship Program
Our Youth Justice Fellows are young women enrolled in high school with an interest in improving girls’ access to an equal education. Each earns a small stipend and is paired with a mentor who serves as her justice advocate. Together they develop an actionable justice project meant to transform schools and communities for the better.
Youth Led Advocacy and Participatory Research
Youth leaders serve as the critical voice for young people within the organization. Â This includes creating and coordinating youth-led programs, establishing policies, and guiding the behind the scenes decision making for the organization. Â Leveraging the principles of restorative justice education and youth participatory action research, they also advocate for racial justice within the community.
Monthly Mentored Experiences
Monthly mentored experiences invoke the African proverb, “It takes a village,” and comprise culturally affirming, multigenerational healing spaces that include inviting in the entire Code Switch community! Whether circling up for some racial healing, discussing topics critical to the education of girls, or gathering for adventure and fun, mentored experiences exemplify what it means to engage self-care as collective and community care.
Restorative Justice Courses & Workshops
Courses and workshops introduce the principles and practices shaping restorative justice education, healing engaged praxis, trauma-informed & socio-emotional learning, antiracism, and culturally relevant teaching. Sessions are experiential in nature and employ circle, peace-building, and healing exercises.
Youth Justice Fellowship Program
Our Youth Justice Fellows are young women enrolled in high school with an interest in improving girls’ access to an equal education. Each earns a small stipend and is paired with a mentor who serves as her justice advocate. Together they develop an actionable justice project meant to transform schools and communities for the better.
Youth Justice Advisory Board
Monthly Mentored Experiences
Monthly mentored experiences invoke the African proverb, “It takes a village,” and comprise culturally affirming, multigenerational healing spaces that include inviting in the entire Code Switch community! Whether circling up for some racial healing, discussing topics critical to the education of girls, or gathering for adventure and fun, mentored experiences exemplify what it means to engage self-care as collective and community care.
Restorative Justice Courses & Workshops
Courses and workshops introduce the principles and practices shaping restorative justice education, healing engaged praxis, trauma-informed & socio-emotional learning, antiracism, and culturally relevant teaching. Sessions are experiential in nature and employ circle, peace-building, and healing exercises.
OUR VISION
We envision schools and communities where Black girls can show up as their whole selves, thrive, and achieve. We are committed to curating these spaces by dismantling the oppressive systems that girls, women, and other folx with historically excluded and minoritized identities encounter, and replacing them with supportive bridges and pathways to their healing, well-being and post-secondary success.
