The Wichita Youth Empowerment Partnership and the African American Coalition join forces to address community issues

On Tuesday the 11th, the African American Coalition Chairs met with the Wichita Youth Empowerment Partnership (WYEP) to discuss ways to collaborate/partner to bring to fruition the African American Coalition's vision and mission as well as WYEP’s strategies. WYEP is a youth empowerment partnership is made up of 10 organizations from District I that aim to eliminate gang involvement and youth violence. At the meeting, it was agreed that WYEP would join forces with the African American Coalition as a member (both individually and collectively) under various strategic areas.

The Wichita Branch NAACP is a member of both the African American Coalition and the Wichita Youth Empowerment Project.