The Youth Economic Empowerment Collective (formerly known as the Youth Compensation Workgroup) meets monthly to:
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Develop best practices, provide technical assistance, and engage in community education regarding economic issues facing young people;
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Create sustainable economic opportunities for young people;
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Create content to empower young people financially; and
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Realize economic justice for young people.
To join the workgroup (requires a commitment to a monthly meeting and a few hours of work in between), sign up here.
To be notified about webinars or other resources, sign up here.
Register for the 2026 Youth Compensation Summit HERE. Detailed agenda HERE.
Find the Youth Compensation Legal Guide HERE
2025 Labor Law and Contracting Webinar materials are HERE.
2025 Tax Prep Webinar materials are HERE
The National Homelessness Law Center hosts the workgroup, but the workgroup itself is member-led, meaning any member can suggest or pursue a project within the four priorities mentioned above. We are an intergenerational group, made up of young people, adult allies, folks with lived experience of homelessness and poverty, and those without. The group does not have a hierarchy or top-down decision-making structure – meetings are facilitated by a small but mighty admin team and decision-making is primarily consensus-based via discussion or anonymous polls.
