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Young people’s impact on the 2020 election was resounding, creating a fervor for progressive change that has continued in 2021. Monthly donors, or sustainers, are vital to powering this work and building the infrastructure needed to transform our communities and our country.

Alliance Executive Director, Sarah Audelo, joined actress and activist Storm Reid and Vice President Kamala Harris in a special Instagram Live conversation about voting rights, the power of the youth vote, and important issues young people are fighting for right now. We also highlighted some of the incredible voting rights work youth-led organizations in the […]

State legislatures are targeting voting rights in an effort to silence young people and people of color. And major legislation to expand voting access at the federal level is being blocked by racist and outdated processes like the filibuster, while Democrats are not taking this threat to our democracy seriously. In this country, no matter […]

Young people have been at the forefront of the most critical fights for our communities taking place in state legislatures. Alliance Network organizations are mobilizing their communities to pass innovative policies that strengthen our democracy and block harmful legislation that threatens it.   Here is how they did it. Building a Democracy Done Right Chicago Votes […]

This Juneteenth, the Alliance is celebrating the youth organizers who fight for equal justice and liberation that has yet to be delivered to Black people across the country. Here is how Alliance Network organizations are fighting for Black liberation every day.

After four incredible years at the Alliance for Youth Action, I will transition out of the organization later this year. It has been an incredible honor and privilege to serve as the Alliance’s Executive Director and I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished.

For almost a decade, the Alliance for Youth Action network has led groundbreaking youth electoral engagement across the country. Our network has been building for this moment and in 2020, we had our biggest year yet. Together, we made over 25 million contacts with young voters in 2020.

This month, we are featuring young Asian organizers in the Alliance Network who are building political power in their states during and beyond elections. Get to know them, learn about their stories, and how their identities influence their work.