Ask your members in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in Congress to support the YouthInGov call for the creation of substantial infrastructure for the inclusion of Young Americans (40 and under) in official administration positions. In addition to hearing from youth organizers, it's crucial that the Biden-Harris Administration hear from their colleagues in the legislative branch in support of YouthInGov. That's why we need YOU to get your Representative and Senators to voice their support.

Who Is YouthInGov:

YouthInGov is a coalition of youth-led and serving organizations who have coalesced over the last few months around the need for more YouthInGov. Organizations in the coalition span ideology and issue areas including gun violence prevention, racial justice, the environment, student debt, and college affordability, and gender equity. The coalition consists of over 80 organizations including Alliance For Youth Action, Blue Future, College Democrats of America, High School Democrats of America, March For Our Lives, NAACP Youth & College Division, National Action Network Youth & College Division, NextGen America, Student Voice, Sunrise, United We Dream, Young Democrats of America, and 18.by Vote.

What are we asking for?

1) Create an Office of Young Americans (OYA) within the Executive Office of the President that is led by a Director of Young Americans who sits at the Domestic Policy Council and works with the National Security Council and National Economic Council . Within the OYA, create an inter-agency working group co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Director of the Office of Public Engagement (OPE)

2) Empower Youth in Existing Administration Positions by: (a) devoting a staffer within the Presidential Personnel Office (PPO) to hiring Young Americans; (b) pursuing a study overseen by the inter-agency working group and OMB + OPE Directors to identify the best methods to assist agencies in equitably including Young Americans; and (c) requiring the head of each agency to evaluate opportunities to increase coordination, communication, and engagement with community-based organizations focused on young people

3) Create an Advisory Council of Young Americans composed of representatives from organizations who explicitly engage in activities closely related to Young Americans.