I joined the California Youth & Government program on a whim: It was mid-December, I was curled up in a ball on our couch, scrolling through Instagram, when a random thought popped into my head.

Darby Kolwyck and Isabella Ryan, who were part of Tennessee’s YMCA Youth and Government program while in high school in 2015, helped craft a bill that restricts solitary confinement for juveniles.

Thank you for your interest in attending YMCA National Advocacy Days, which will take place virtually from March 16-18, 2021! While the main registration portal deadline has passed, we are still accepting youth registrations from interested students. Please send a request email to derek@ymcayag.org and cc: registrar@ymca.net, and we will send you a link to […]