The Futures Agenda is a policy agenda that touches every aspect of a young person’s life — from cradle to professional success. It envisions a future where every child and family can flourish.
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The Futures Agenda offers a collective vision for a future that promises genuine safety and opportunity for all young people, regardless of who they are or where they live. Either we decide our futures — or they will.
Our vision is a world where every family and caregiver is supported, every young person has a bright future, and opportunity is never shaped by skin color, zip code, bank account, or any line of identity. The Futures Agenda is our blueprint for making this world possible.
Why do we need the Futures Agenda?
Kids today face unprecedented challenges. COVID-19 disrupted lives worldwide, leaving youth navigating shuttered schools, social isolation, and lacking basic needs like food, shelter, and family income. Mental health has become a crisis for young people. And while they weather these issues, concerns around crime have created another danger — the resurgence of “tough on crime” rhetoric that may cause further criminalization of our most vulnerable communities.
We need a policy agenda that addresses these challenges head-on and fully champions young people — one big enough, bold enough, and comprehensive enough to give youth and families what they need to thrive. The Futures Agenda is designed to be this roadmap.
How can you change the future?
The Futures Agenda is a living document — and we want you to help shape where it goes. Your voice matters as we build, refine, and increase support for these policies while ensuring youth have the tools to lead this advocacy.
Together, we can reshape the narrative, dismantle hollow rhetoric, and construct a future where opportunity is limitless. Be the change that the next generation deserves. Together, we’ll forge a path toward a future where every young person’s potential is fully realized.
The future is now!
Join the Futures Agenda NetworkWho are we?
We are a broad range of youth, youth advocates, educators, caregivers, and organizations representing education, public health, housing, racial equity, economic equity, climate, immigration, and other issue areas all dedicated to the core idea that all children deserve to thrive — and that only together can we make this safer, more promising, and more equitable tomorrow possible.
Meet our coalition partners
Social Toolkit
The power to shape the future is in your hands! Join us in spreading the Futures Agenda across social media platforms. Together, we can ignite a ripple effect of empowerment and action. With just a few taps on your phone, you can amplify our mission by downloading and sharing any of our designs. Let's paint the digital canvas with a bold vision for the future we want.
Social Media Toolkit
This toolkit aims to introduce The Futures Agenda to partners, community members, and social activists. Together, we can drive engagement and action among our base of supporters via social media platforms. It is crucial to radically reimagine a future of our own making that centers OUR stories and changes the larger narrative and culture to empower our communities as leaders for action.
