CIVIC CHAMPIONS

Building Conscious Leaders and Community Connectors

Civic Champions is a comprehensive and experiential high school program that teaches students about advocacy, government, creating policy, and restorative practices.

OUR PROGRAMS

PRIMARY FOCUS

Civic Leadership & Policy Literacy

Who it serves

Grades 9–12 (High School)
Primarily Black, Brown, and multi-racial youth

High school students (primarily grades 9–12) across South King County, with cohorts that are overwhelmingly Black and Brown youth. Many participants are system-impacted by inequitable education, criminal justice, healthcare, or housing systems, making civic literacy and voice development essential.

MTSS Tier 2-3, CTE Pathways, Work-based Learning

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Skills built

Civic-Champions is a policy literacy and leadership development pathway that prepares youth to understand, navigate, and influence systems.

Key skill areas include:
Civic literacy and government systems knowledge
Advocacy strategy and policy analysis
Public speaking and narrative development
Media literacy and digital advocacy
Leadership identity and collective action
Curriculum is aligned to Washington State Social Studies standards and emphasizes experiential learning through real-world engagement.

Qualitative outcomes

Youth reflections and facilitator observations highlight:

Increased confidence speaking on social and political issues
Stronger sense of personal agency and responsibility
Youth initiating advocacy actions beyond the classroom
Deep engagement during experiential learning, including Lobby Day, mock town halls, and conversations with elected officials

One youth reflected that Civic-Champions helped them “see how my voice actually matters in the system.”

Wellness

Civic engagement often surfaces lived experiences with injustice, trauma, and systemic harm. B2L Wellness supports Civic-Champions youth by:
Providing safe spaces to process emotionally charged topics
Monitoring stress, attendance, and engagement indicators
Offering case management and referrals when civic content intersects with personal trauma
Supporting youth navigating housing instability or justice involvement

Connections to systems change

Civic-Champions prepares youth to move from system-impacted to system-shaping.

By developing policy literacy, leadership, and advocacy skills, the program:
Increases youth participation in civic processes
Builds a pipeline of informed community leaders
Shifts institutions toward accountability and responsiveness

Civic-Champions transforms civic education into civic power.

How Our Programs Work Together

This is not a set of programs—it is a pipeline for leadership, healing, and generational transformation.

All programs are supported by B2L Wellness, ensuring prevention, intervention, and stabilization across the full pipeline.

OUR PROGRAMS

Step 1

UNIVERSAL IDENTIFICATION

Intake, screening, early warning indicators

UNIVERSAL IDENTIFICATION

Step 2

TARGETED INTERVENTION

Check-ins, referrals, case management

TARGETED INTERVENTION

Step 3

ONGOING MONITORING &

STABILIZATION

45-day cycles, progress tracking, tier movement

ONGOING MONITORING &

STABILIZATION

How All Programs Work Together

This is not a menu of services—it is a coordinated system for leadership, healing, and generational change.

All programs are supported by B2L Wellness, ensuring prevention, intervention, and stabilization across the full pipeline.

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SIGN UP FOR OPPORTUNITIES

We are looking for engaged community members to join our open opportunities to help create positive change! Join a committee, serve on the board, volunteer, attend an event, or donate to Build 2 Lead.

OPPORTUNITIES

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