Below are very few of many youth organizing resources. Please contact these organizations directly for more information about their work.

American Friends Service Committee Youth & Militarism Project
Reducing impacts of war and military institutions on young people’s lives. 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. www.afsc.org/youthmil.

Center for Third World Organizing
Organization led by people of color whose mission is to achieve social and economic justice. 1218 E. 21st St., Oakland, CA 94606. www.ctwo.org.

Center for Young Women’s Development Run and led entirely by young women, CYWD organizes San Francisco’s most marginalized young women. 832 Folsom St., Ste. 700, San Francisco, CA 94107. www.cywd.org.

Critical Resistance Building an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex. 1904 Franklin St., Ste. 504, Oakland, CA 94612. www.criticalresistance.org.

Education for Liberation Network National coalition of teachers, community activists, youth, researchers and parents who believe a good education should teach people to understand and challenge injustice. www.edliberation.org.

Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing Collective of national, regional and local grantmakers and organizers dedicated to advancing youth organizing. 183 Madison Ave., Ste. 919, New York, NY 10016. www.fcyo.org.

Highlander Research and Education Center, Seeds of Fire Youth Leadership Training Catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement building in Appalachia and the South for youth aged 13-19 to find their own voices and leadership. 1959 Highlander Way, New Market, TN 37820. www.highlandercenter.org.

Project HIP-HOP Youth-led organization that engages young people in a process of critically analyzing the past and present, studying hip hop culture. 2181 Washington St, Suite 315, Roxbury, MA 02119. www.projecthiphop.org.

School of Unity and Liberation (SOUL) Training center that supports youth sector of the social justice movement. SOUL runs political education and organizing skills training programs for youth leaders. www.schoolofunityandliberation.org.

Student/Farmworker Alliance National network of students and youth organizing with farmworkers to eliminate sweatshop conditions and modern-day slavery in the fields. PO Box 603, Immokalee, FL 34143. www.sfalliance.org.