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Gathering Momentum: Alliance Leaders Reimagine the Postsecondary to Workforce Journey
In June, 42 leaders from 21 member organizations came together in Washington, D.C. for our second annual Postsecondary to Workforce Pathways Convening.

Alliance Community in Action
DURING THE 2025 JFF HORIZONS SUMMIT IN NEW ORLEANS, WE WERE HONORED TO HOST ALLIANCE LEADERS FOR A POWERFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTION DINNER
This gathering was part of our ongoing commitment to cultivating meaningful relationships among members, creating space for authentic community, and supporting leaders in tapping into the collective knowledge, wisdom, and lived experience of the Alliance.

Atlanta and Denver Partner Cities Officially Launch
OUR HYBRID, LOCAL-NATIONAL NETWORK AND STRATEGY CREATES POWERFUL PLACE-BASED ANCHORS TO FUEL GREATER COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEADERS
Our Partner City strategy brings together the nation’s leading youth-serving organizations and the most inspiring local organizations from select cities across the country to support a more aligned and coordinated nonprofit community while creating greater connectivity, collaboration, and collective action opportunities for smaller and more proximate youth-supporting organizations in our partner cities.

State of Young People 2024 Research Report
NEW STUDY SHOWS YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE LOW LEVELS OF TRUST IN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS AND ADULTS, AND DESIRE GREATER ACCESS TO CIVIC EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
The State of Young People research initiative, which surveyed teens and young adults nationwide, also found young people are divided about whether AI should be allowed in schools.

#FastTracktoFAFSA
HOW THE ALLIANCE COMMUNITY AND A TENACIOUS GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE INSPIRED A YOUTH-LED TIKTOK CAMPAIGN AIMED AT INCREASING FAFSA COMPLETION
In August 2023, high school seniors began submitting their college applications and college students made their way to campuses nationwide. The Better FAFSA promised to streamline and improve the traditional financial aid process, but a delayed launch, coupled with ongoing technical glitchesand processing issues, created huge hurdles for hundreds of thousands of students across the country in determining and accessing financial resources for college. The challenges have been felt most deeply and directly by first-generation students, students of color, and students from underserved and low-incomebackgrounds—those who stand to benefit the mostfrom student aid.