Youth Stand Up

Youth Stand Up (YSU) is a multimedia digital civic action curriculum designed to inspire, equip, and empower middle school students to become changemakers. Youth Stand Up offers video profiles of young civic leaders, civic action exemplars, explainer videos, and a step-by-step process for projects run by youth. As students work through YSU’s five step process, they learn the specific skills needed to identify, research, plan, and carry out the change they believe is most important. Youth Stand Up is designed to support teachers as they engage and empower emerging student citizens in the process of creating positive change in their communities.