Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth (CAPAY)

100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02125
617-287-5658 phone
617-287-5622 fax
capay@umb.edu email
http://www.capayus.org website

Area of Interest:
Organization - Asian American youth empowerment and activism

Primary Ethnic Community Served:
pan-Asian

Description:
CAPAY is a youth organization that focuses on youth leadership, empowerment and activism. Our programs include an Asian American Studies Workshop series, Annual Leadership Symposium, monthly General Meetings, weekly Empowering Us workshops, and other forms of learning and action for APA youth in the Greater Boston area. The organization is directed, led, and organized by APA youth with support from adult staff and volunteers. Youth who want to make a difference in their schools and communities are involved and through CAPAY, they develop their leadership and organizing skills to become powerful agents of change.

Staff:
Sophia Kim, CAPAY Coordinator
Son-Ca Lam, CAPAY youth

Submitted by:
Sophia Kim

New - 3/22/04