The Mission: The goal of C.A.R.E. (Call to Action for Racial Equality) Youth Council is to have young people leading in Racial Justice positive and productive ways. C.A.R.E. Youth Council is for Charleston based young people, approximately between 15-25 yrs old, and will organize events four times per year, and make policy recommendations that will improve the relationship between minorities and the Charleston Police Department, reduce racial arrest disparities, and make our communities safer.  We are also looking for young people who want to lead in their own schools and communities.

Sponsors: American Friends Service Committee, ACLU-WV, Abundant Life Ministries, Black Lives Matter WVSU, Black Ministerial Alliance, Black Student Union WVU Tech, Black Lives Matter at Unitarian Universalist, Partnership of African American Churches, WV Citizen Action Group, WV Council of Churches, WV Center on Budget and Policy, Charleston Police Department, Charleston NAACP, WV NAACP, Step by Step WV, Herb Henderson Office of Minority Affairs, Temple Israel, WV FREE, WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Association of Social Workers, RESET, YWCA of Charleston, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Mothers of Diversity of America, KISRA, Healthy Kids and Families Coalition, Covenant House, Inspire WV, Charleston Family Resource Center, B’Nai Jacob, Tuesday Morning Group, St. Johns Episcopal Church, Fairness WV, Hope CDC Inc., United Way River Cities, Greenbrier Valley Foundation, New River Community and Technical College, DREAM Chasers, WV Legal Aid, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Our Children Our Future, WV Interfaith Refugee Ministry, One Kanawha, WV Friends of Syrian Refugees