Young people are done being left behind.
Our generation is entering a world that is unaffordable, has major barriers to building a career, and eroded communities. We're coming together across party lines to fight for our own American Dream.
We belong to no party.
Both political parties have prioritized issues that do not truly address the concerns of an average young person. We're building a movement that focuses on the most pressing issues of our generation and aims to solve them through effective policy.
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We are building a pro-youth future.
We are building an American future where government policy promotes economic opportunity, affordable housing and education, and robust communities.
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We work to represent all young people.
We are driven by our members, not elite consultants. Every YPA member is part of the conversation, regardless of their political ideology, and play an important role in our collective drive for change.
Join us →Our Platform
Opportunity
Despite America's status as the land of opportunity, many young people are struggling to find fulfilling and stable careers.
Learn more →Affordability
From housing to basics, it is getting too expensive to live a fulfilling and dignified life. The American Dream promises us the ability to buy a home, but that feels like a fantasy to many of us.
Learn more →Community
Our generation has been gutted by loneliness and a lack of strong communities, with 83% of young people are not deeply connected to any community
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Our Approach
Research and Policy
Gathering students' perspectives and concerns across campuses to build bipartisan policy recommendations.
Organizing
Building a grassroots movement of students to organize around policy change for our generation.
Youth Advocacy
Advocating for change by bringing student voices directly to state and federal legislatures and elevating our generation's perspectives to the general public.
YPA in the Press
Axios: YPA releases Human-like AI Policy Framework alongside coalition
TIME: YPA organizes coalition statement on GUARD Act
POLITICO: YPA helps strike down AI moratorium
TIME: YPA files FTC complaint about AI Companion deceptive practices
PBS NewsHour: YPA Advocacy Director, Ava Smithing, interviewed on Kids Online Safety Act
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Young People's Alliance is a 501(c)(4) organization. Contributions are not tax-deductible.