Youth Activism Project

Give Now To Spark The Next Generation of Civic Leaders

"From running a meeting to helping write a bill, YAP is able to fill our aspirations. They push us to strive for the unknown and be happy with that. They are the opportunity that many are waiting for." - Seika Brown, founder of Archnova Mental Health, a student-led organization that influenced and helped pass a WA mental health state bill in 2018

The Youth Activism Project (YAP) empowers teens to make systemic social change on issues they’re passionate about and directly impact their lives.  Watch the video below to see why our work is so important!

We provide free digital training, 1-1 expert coaching and peer mentoring, and paid fellowships for burgeoning teen activists, with a specific focus on educational equity, democratic engagement, and mental health campaigns created and driven by YAP teen change-makers. 

Since our founding in 2004, we have trained over 2,000 teens, resulting in 36 policy wins at the state, local, and federal level. Listen to Amari, lead organizer of Students Toward Equitable Public School (STEPS), discuss how we helped them build relationships with elected officials and push for tangible policy change in Montgomery County, MD.

Mosaic equips youth activists across the ideological spectrum to turn their adversaries into allies and uncover win-win policy solutions without compromising their values or beliefs. We aim to ensure that activists not only have the skills to disrupt systems but also to build new systems that endure through widespread support. 

We are doing this through a two-pronged approach: 

1. Spreading and scaling ideas: Through social media, we are spreading ideas on how to navigate social/political conflict more constructively through relatable and educational content

2. Spreading and scaling a practice: We create virtual, self-facilitated skills-building experiences that guide youth activists through structured conversations and activities with their peers so they can learn and practice the foundations for navigating conflict.

Mosaic is currently being incubated by the world's largest peacebuilding organization, Search for Common Ground.

This year, our goal is to train and support 1,500 teens like Amari to be impactful policy advocates and community organizers. Beyond that, we hope to reach 100,000 young people through our programming by 2030. We can't get there without your support. We hope you'll join us in creating a world where teen activism is the norm, not the exception.

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