Youth Leadership Institute

08/20/2026

Is social media safe for young people? A major trial involving Meta is putting that question in the spotlight.

The latest Healthy Online Platforms for Everyone - HOPE blog breaks down the Meta trial, what’s at stake for youth, and what we know about the potential impacts of social media on young people.

Read the full blog now youthforhope.org/ourblog/social-media-addiction-lawsuit-against-meta🔗

08/19/2026

35 years of yli is really 35 years of people who show up and make change happen.✨

And we’re so lucky we’ve had Dr. Yammilette Rodriguez for 17 of them!

At yli, she has been a key part of HUGE health justice wins like the The Responsible Neighborhood Market Act in Fresno back in 2020.

Discover how $10 a month can fuel work like this at yli.org/donate.

08/17/2026

Our very own Tim Haydock said it best but at Leadership Institute we are proud that a large percentage of our staff have been youth participants. 📈

Building that pipeline over 35 years has been crucial to our success and Tim has been shaping that over the last 12 years!

Where you ever a part of yli? Keep in touch as part of our ylumni Learn more at yli.org!

Join us as we celebrate the past and help us usher in the new era of youth leaders! ✨

08/13/2026

Can you believe Sher Moua has been at for 11 years! 💥

His devotion to uplifting youth voices has been a constant through it all. One example of that was the passing of Measure P in Fresno way back in 2018! 🌳

This Measure was such a huge win and one example of the work yli has done over the past 35 years to create healthy and safe spaces for all youth across California! ✨

If you’d like to be a part of this movement, become a monthly supporter at yli.org/donate.

08/11/2026

08/10/2026

We’re officially kicking off a whole year of celebrating 35 years of youth power, community, and change! 💥

For 35 years, yli has been creating spaces for young people to lead, dream, organize, create, and make their communities stronger. And we’re just getting started.
✨ 35 years of stories
🔥 35 years of youth leadership
💪 35 years of community power

This year, we’re looking back at where we’ve been, celebrating where we are, and imagining everything that’s still ahead. Join us!

08/06/2026

*UPDATE 8/6* Thanks to support AB 1923 has successfully been signed by Thank you to everyone who had a hand in making this happen!

Fresno deserves the power to decide its own transportation future. 🚌

AB 1923 would allow Fresno County voters to decide whether a local transportation sales tax belongs on the ballot, giving our communities a direct voice in funding safer roads, public transit, bike lanes, and infrastructure that meets our needs.

Now, we need Governor Newsom to sign the bill.

📢 Tell Governor Newsom to sign AB 1923 and let Fresno voters decide.