Youth Action

People under age 25 are the ideal spokespeople to raise concerns about the well-being of children and youth in North Carolina. You know what works in your community and what doesn’t. You know how children and youth feel. You know what children and youth are worried about. The best way to start being a champion for children and youth is to learn by doing.

Now is your chance to speak up and speak out!

To view more information for young advocates as well as parents and communities, please click below or to the left.

Take Action!

For Parents and Communities

Regional Youth Focus Groups

Signature Youth Action Publication

The Young Advocates Toolkit: A Guide To Being A Champion for Children

There are no better advocates for children and youth than young people themselves! Use this toolkit, updated in September 2008 by Action for Children, to speak up and speak out on behalf of North Carolina children and youth!

Resources -- ranging from campus activism to national initatives to youth development promising practices

Youth Involvement

In preparation for the 2008 election, Action for Children North Carolina worked with Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) on a voter engagement project. North Carolina youths conducted phone banking and canvassed neighborhoods in Durham. Learn more about the project from the participants themselves.

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Bailout Plan for North Carolina's Children

“The juvenile age should be raised to 18 because it’s the standard age of accountability.”
–focus group participant, age 16, Eastern NC