Urban Youth Collaborative

The Urban Youth Collaborative brings New York City youth together to fight for change through local and citywide organizing strategies. We strive for social and economic justice throughout our communities — overcoming obstacles to make sure youth voices are heard and youth empowerment is emphasized. We, as a coalition, are committed to building a strong youth voice that can ensure our high schools prepare students to go to college, earn a living wage, and work for justice in society.

Sunday June, 20 @ 11am
Dept. of Education- TWEED building
52 Chambers Street

The Urban Youth Collaborative is proud that our months of meetings with legislators, trips to Albany, rallies, press conferences, and our historic student walk out last week appear to have paid off. “We are encouraged that our push to save student MetroCards has brought our state officials together to make a tentative deal to keep the program–and we commend lawmakers on their attention to this issue,” said Valerie Bynaar, 14, youth leader with the UYC. “It is unthinkable that public school students would have to pay to travel to school, and we hope that this fix for the next year is included in the final budget. We look forward to the City, State, and MTA developing a long-term solution to guarantee free transportation for NYC students.” UYC is especially proud that this work was led by those most directly affected by the cuts–low-income students from communities of color.