Who We Are

Youth Speak Out International is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving children and youth a voice through collaborative media production and the creative use of screen technologies (e.g., tablets, smartphones, and laptops). As a result of our innovative, hands-on curricula, children learn to become proficient digital citizens, as they discover and share their life’s purpose.

YSO INT was created to address the need for media literacy programming to educate youth and families on how they are impacted by media messages and to give them a platform to promote collaboration instead of division. Beginning in 2008, Founder and CEO, William King, utilized his experience as an advertising director to create one of the first direct-service, media literacy programs for after-school programs in South Florida.

For the past fourteen years, our team of trained facilitators has delivered curricula in after-school and community based programs throughout Palm Beach County, Florida, Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Belize. Learn more about our connections with the community in our Partners page.

Mission and Vision

Our Mission is to empower youth and families within culturally diverse communities to use their voice for global change by teaching media literacy, strengthening communication skills, fostering face-to-face collaboration, and providing a platform for the creative use and effective management of screen technology.

We envision a world in which empowered youth with strong human connections live with purpose to build a vibrant global community.

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