🎉 It's Youth Voice Week! Check out this Quick Guide on Youth Advocacy for Out-of-School Time Programs

Subject: 🎉 It's Youth Voice Week! Check out this Quick Guide on Youth Advocacy for Out-of-School Time Programs

March 24 - 28, 2025 is Youth Voice Week! Join the nation in elevating youth voices and the role of afterschool and summer programs in providing youth with opportunities to lead and grow. Find social media copy and graphics to help promote Youth Voice Week within your networks and inspire your own youth content to share throughout the week of March 24 - March 28.

Post on social media! Share your organization's youth voice messages on socials! Use the hashtag #YouthVoiceWeek to highlight young people's perspectives. You can post new content or share existing videos, essays, or art from your program!

Need help crafting your story? VPOST can help!

Out-of-School Time Programs are a place for youth to discover their passion and make connections with adults and peers alike. Who better to tell decision makers the power of OST programs? Speaking truth to power can seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be! This quick guide will help youth craft and share their unique OST Story.

Guide on Youth Advocacy

Get featured on the Afterschool Alliance website! Each day of Youth Voice Week, Afterschool Alliance will publish a guest blog submitted by a program or youth. Your submission can be an existing piece; no need to create something new! Selected pieces will be published on the Afterschool Snack, and promoted on their social feed and their weekly newsletter.

Send an email with your submission to info@afterschoolalliance.org.

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Subject: 🎉 It's Youth Voice Week! Check out this Quick Guide on Youth Advocacy for Out-of-School Time Programs