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HOPE youth hold press conference on social media
After three years of building this work from a grassroots level, HOPE youth leaders and adult allies came together to deliver a powerful press conference in partnership with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and California First Partner Jennifer Seibel Newsom.
HOPE Coalition presents a model policy that aims to reduce alcohol advertisements to youth on Meta social media platforms
HOPE Coalition’s model policy aims to reduce alcohol advertisements on social media
HOPE Coalition presents a model policy that aims to reduce alcohol advertisements to youth on social media platforms to Meta (formerly known as Facebook).
HOPE youth launch instagram campaign
HOPE Youth Coalition launches an instagram campaign to advocate for healthier online spaces.
HOPE Youth Coalition launched
The new Youth Coalition ensures that youth voice is included in the movement to create healthy social media environments.
Youth Leadership Institute Acquires YouthWire
YLI welcomed YouthWire, a cutting edge statewide youth media program, into the organization on October 1, 2018.
STAKE Act to Prevent Underage Tobacco Sales Becomes State Law
YLI youth and staff in San Mateo mobilized support for a statewide law to suspend and revoke a store’s license if the retailer is repeatedly convicted of selling tobacco products to minors.
Smoke-Free Cars Adopted
California Adopts Smoke-Free Playgrounds
California Passes Smoke-free Workplaces, Restaurants and Bars
National Youth Philanthropy Assessment Completed by YLI
With funding from the James Irvine Foundation, in 2001, YLI conducted the first scan and assessment of youth philanthropy at a national level. At this time, youth philanthropy gained momentum … Continued