WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION

YOUTH TO THE FRONT FUND: AS A LEADER IN THE YOUTH SPACE, WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF) CREATED THE YOUTH TO THE FRONT FUND (YTTFF) TO FUND AND SUPPORT BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR) YOUTH ACTIVISTS, YOUTH- LED ORGANIZATIONS, PROJECTS, INNOVATIONS AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF FIGHTING SYSTEMIC RACISM, INEQUALITY, INEQUITY AND INJUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE CALL THEM "FRONTLINERS". SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2020, YTTFF HAS FUNDED THE TRANSFORMATIVE WORK OF BIPOC AND BIPOC-ALLY YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 30, FROM 38 COUNTRIES ON 6 CONTINENTS AND REPRESENTING 28 US STATES, WHO ARE WORKING IN SECTORS RANGING FROM EDUCATION, DISABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY TO PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. YTTFF CURATES A SPACE FOR YOUNG BIPOC THINKERS, CREATIVES AND ACTIVISTS TO ENGAGE AND SHARE THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVES AND APPROACHES TO REIMAGINING STRATEGIES TO FIGHT SYSTEMIC STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION BY DEMANDING JUSTICE AND RECLAIMING HUMANITY. YTTFF FOCUSES ON BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) FRONTLINERS AND THEIR ALLIES, WHO ARE OFTEN MARGINALIZED IN THE FUNDING SPACE. THESE FRONTLINERS ARE DRIVEN BY NECESSITY, PASSION, AND CREATIVITY, EMPLOYING CIRCULAR METHODS CENTERED ON RESTORATION, RECREATION, AND RECLAIMING. THEY CHERISH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INTERGENERATIONAL ORGANIZING, AND COLLECTIVE MOBILIZATION. MANY YTTFF FRONTLINERS HAVE REPORTED INCREASED RESPECT AND VALUE FOR THEIR WORK SINCE RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM WAFF, LEADING TO FURTHER FUNDING. WAFF HAS FUNDED 90 YTTFF PROJECTS IN 39 COUNTRIES OVER 4 YEARS WITH MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THESE FOCUS AREAS: EDUCATION REFORM, CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT RESTORATION, HEALTHCARE, HOLISTIC HEALING, DISABILITIES JUSTICE, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE PROTECTION, LGBTQ+ RIGHTS & ACCESS, POLICY REFORM, VOTER & CIVIC EDUCATION, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, ANTI-RACISM IN SCHOOLS, HOMELESSNESS, REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SUPPORT, SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE, SEXUAL HEALTH AND RIGHTS ADVOCACY, ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE AND FOOD JUSTICE. 90 PROJECTS REPRESENT 39 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CUBA, CYPRUS, ECUADOR, ERITREA, GUATEMALA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAMAICA, KENYA, LEBANON, LIBERIA, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, SUDAN, SWEDEN, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UK, USA, VIETNAM AND ZAMBIA. U.S. BASED PROJECTS REPRESENT 21 STATES: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, WASHINGTON, AND WASHINGTON DC. YTTFF PROPOSED A NEW APPLICATION CALL FOR FRONTLINERS IN 2023 CALLED "THE CREATIVES". THEY ARE YOUTH COMMITTED TO FIGHTING SYSTEMIC RACISM,INEQUALITY AND INJUSTICE USING THEIR CREATIVE TALENTS AND EXPRESSIONS. THIS NEW CLASS OF 2023 FRONTLINERS CONSISTS OF 25 PROJECTS IN 15 COUNTRIES ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS. YTTFF SUPPORTS "THE CREATIVES" FRONTLINERS THROUGH: 1. PROVIDING FUNDING AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT EXHIBITIONS, BOLD MOVEMENTS,AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES. 2. CULTIVATING A COMMUNITY OF CREATIVE ORGANIZERS AND CULTURAL STORYTELLERS. 3. SUPPORTING CREATIVES AND COLLECTIVES THROUGH CROSS-NETWORKING. & COLLABORATIONS WITH CRITICAL THOUGHT PARTNERS IN ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

YOUTH TO THE TABLE: WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF) CREATED YOUTH TO THE TABLE (YTTT) IN 2020 BECAUSE PROBLEMS THAT SPAN GENERATIONS REQUIRE LEADERSHIP THAT DOES TOO. AS A LEADER IN THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP SPACE, YTTT PROVIDES THIS GENERATION WITH SEATS AT C-SUITE LEVEL DECISION MAKING TABLES AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES IN CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS. WAFF WORKS WITH POLICY MAKERS, GOVERNMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS TO CURATE YOUTH HELD POSITIONS/APPOINTEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HARD CONVERSATIONS AND CRITICAL DECISIONS FOR OUR TIME. IN 2023 WAFF YOUTH DELEGATIONS FROM 16 COUNTRIES ON 4 CONTINENTS PARTICIPATED IN AND CO-CREATED HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATIONS AND PANELS AT THREE MAJOR GLOBAL CONVENINGS: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 23 (WEF23)IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND; UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 78 (UNGA78) IN NEW YORK CITY, AND UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 28 (COP28) IN DUBAI, UAE. THE 2023 YOUTH DELEGATES HAVE EXPERTISE IN: AI ETHICS, FOOD SYSTEMS, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, CLIMATE FINANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER EQUITY, ENERGY, PEACE & SECURITY, EDUCATION, WATER SYSTEMS, PUBLIC POLICY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, STEM EQUALITY & ADVOCACY, BIODIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, CONSERVATION, SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION, GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING. YOUTH TO THE TABLE - GLOBAL STUDY ON INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATION (IGC). IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF) DESIGNED A GROUNDBREAKING GLOBAL STUDY ENTITLED "COLLABORATING ACROSS GENERATIONS: INSIGHTS, CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES". THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN LATE 2023 TO BETTER UNDERSTAND GLOBAL VIEWPOINTS AND CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL COLLABORATION ACROSS GENERATIONS. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, WAFF HAS IDENTIFIED, TRAINED, AND AMPLIFIED YOUNG CHANGEMAKERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THREE DOT DASH, TEDXTEEN, YOUTH TO THE FRONT FUND, AND YOUTH TO THE TABLE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WAFF BUILDS POWERFUL ECOSYSTEMS THAT PROPEL THE IMPACT OF THIS GENERATION'S SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, ACTIVISTS, INNOVATORS, CREATIVES, AND POLICY-SHAPERS. WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS A PIONEERING ORGANIZATION IN THE YOUTH CHANGEMAKING SPACE, WAFF HAS WITNESSED THE UNIQUE, POWERFUL, AND DIVERSE VALUES THAT YOUTH BRING TO THE TABLE. UNDERSTANDING HOW THE EXPERTISE OF YOUNG PEOPLE CAN EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATE ACROSS GENERATIONS TO ADDRESS THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES IS PARAMOUNT TO OUR MISSION. INFORMED BY A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF HISTORICAL YOUTH EXCLUSION, THE GLOBAL STUDY'S FINDINGS WILL FUEL A TRANSFORMATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATION. THE GLOBAL STUDY WILL BE RELEASED IN 2024.