Receives Grant for Initiative to Expand Curriculum Development Integrating Youth-Driven Content that Promotes School Well-Being —
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Award-winning youth media organization celebrates $600,000+ investment from The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, launching a unique collaboration between teachers and students OAKLAND – February 9, 2022 – YR Media (formerly Youth Radio) today announces a grant of over $600,000 from The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), a generous investment that will enable the expanded development of YR Media curriculum tools and other learning resources for the organization’s teen and young adult content creators, school practitioners, educators, and leaders who seek to foster positive relationships, a sense of belonging, and cultural identity affirmation in their school communities. With this funding, YR Media will grow their education programming with a new editorial series and curriculum that is co-created with teachers and youth. YR Media, formerly Youth Radio, is an award-winning national network of diverse young journalists and artists from underrepresented communities who create content for this generation. Headquartered in downtown Oakland, California, our non-profit has spent 25 years helping future generations build crucial skills in journalism, arts and media. We produce journalism, music, graphic design, podcasts and documentaries that disrupt and shape the mainstream narrative.