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Build Youth Power

We empower young individuals to become active and influential participants in decision-making processes and societal change.

Improve Youth Development

We advocate for the recognition and fulfillment of young people’s unique needs and concerns in policies, programs, and resource allocation.

Demand Youth Prioritization

We focus on enhancing the overall well-being and growth of young individuals through access to education, healthcare, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

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Voice and Venue to a Younger Demographic

Youth Will, a San Diego-based organization founded in 2012 as the Youth Development Office, strives to create a more equitable future for every individual under the age of 25 through community organizing, grassroots advocacy, and political reform.

 

Youth Will is focused on areas important to San Diego’s youth like housing, healthcare, environment, and youth employment. Youth Will:

Empowers youth and upholds the Youth Bill of Rights.

Leads the San Diego Opportunity Youth Collaborative, working to close gaps in youth services and help young people achieve self-sufficiency through workforce training, leadership engagement, and equitable investment in underserved communities

Provides paid internships with college credits to help with the general operation of the organization.

Develops policy priorities and advocates youth at city and county levels.

Organizes Action Teams that enable youth to directly address issues they care about

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Join the Volunteer Team

Get involved by volunteering your time and skills to support youth programs

Give a Donation

Donate and help fund programs that enable youth to organize and create positive change

Youth Will in the Spotlight

Nov 1, 2022

Youth Will 2022 Voter Guide

Youth Will has put together a voting guide on state propositions and local measures to make your voting experience easier.

Jun 3, 2021

San Diego taking on ‘period poverty’ by providing free feminine hygiene products across the county

San Diego County is providing free menstrual products at public facilities across the region.

Jun 3, 2021

“Youth Will” helps young adults navigate growing up

Local nonprofit "youth will" wants to help young adults manage the transition from teen to full-fledged adult.

Jun 3, 2021

It’s Time to Create an Office of Child & Youth Success

San Diego decision-makers convene with a goal of addressing youth needs.

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