Launched in Teen Vogue on July 4, 2025 with 30+ prominent co-signers, we called on institutions to "bring us in" to every room where decisions are made.
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About Youth250
As the United States marked 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, the largest youth generation in American history entered adulthood – taking up the mantle of active, engaged citizenship.
This generation will shape America's future. What if we invited them to? What if young people led the U.S. 250th, not as an afterthought, but as architects, narrators and beacons of culture – telling our nation's story, guiding our institutions and writing the next chapter?
With Youth250, we increased youth contribution, influence and visibility in America's story – and grew institutions' resilience and trust, preparing for our shared future.
What's next?
All of the United States' founding documents will cross the quarter-millennium milestone in the next 15 years, as all of Gen Z and Gen Alpha step into adulthood. To inspire future generations to understand, sustain and improve American democracy, we’ll need to build the institutional muscle to connect with youth – not just for the 250th, but for the next 250.
