In June, 42 leaders from 21 member organizations came together in Washington, D.C. for our second annual Postsecondary to Workforce Pathways Convening.

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.

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. 

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.