1. Calling All 16–25 Year Olds To Apply For The YE4C Editorial Board!

Calling All 16–25 Year Olds to Apply for the YE4C Editorial Board!

Promotional poster invites young people to apply for YE4C Editorial Board, creating content, advancing federal government priorities, building leadership skills, and supporting peers. Dark blue panel with yellow and white text, diagonal multicolor stripes, grayscale portrait of a young woman, and circular Youth Engaged 4 Change logo.IWGYP’s Youth Engaged 4 Change (YE4C) is seeking passionate youth and young adults ages 16–25 to join the seventh cohort of the YE4C Editorial Board!

This federal initiative is a paid, virtual opportunity that offers young people the chance to write and create for the  YE4C website and YE4C Instagram , refine leadership skills, be an ambassador to their peers, and participate in special opportunities to work with federal agencies on resources for youth. Editorial Board members can make an impact across a range of topics that matter to young people, such as financial literacy, digital literacy, employment, and healthy choices. Board members will join a team of changemakers working together to create content that helps young people thrive. This year, YE4C is especially interested in topics related to health, healthy habits, and navigating health systems, including chronic health conditions, unintentional injury prevention (e.g., car or bicycle crashes, drowning, falls, burns, sports injuries, accidental drug or medication overdose, etc.), healthy body image, risks associated with certain beauty products and behaviors, physical activity, nutrition, and/or preventive care in general, including dental and eye care. 

Interested applicants should be prepared to commit 15–25 hours per month as a paid consultant and be ready to follow projects from idea to completion to create content that empowers fellow young people! The cohort lasts 11 months (November 2026 through September 2027). Editorial Board members will participate in at least one large-group meeting per month, along with one-on-one meetings with mentors and small-group meetings to work together with peers. Members will collaborate with peers and adults through email, messaging, and document review in addition to regular meetings. The most successful members will be comfortable working proactively and independently, addressing feedback, and adapting their work to meet requirements through multiple rounds of review; YE4C also welcomes applicants ready to develop these skills.