What do you think of the NEW Youth Policy Action Center

April 18th, 2006 (our first anniversary!) marks the official re-launch of the Youth Policy Action Center!

This redesign is a direct result of feedback you -- site visitors -- gave on the first version of the site.

You told us that it was great to be able to take action at the federal level, but you also wanted to be able to take action closer to home, at the state and local levels. So we created state pages. We are really excited about this -- hope you are as well!

You told us that you wanted to learn more about child and youth issues, policies and how they are made. So we added up to date media stories about children and youth, the best available research and information, and a set of policy tools -- giving you access to the same information used by professional lobbyists.

You told us that sending messages to your elected officials was one way you wanted to participate in democracy, but there were others as well. We couldn't agree more! So we added opportunities to volunteer and to vote.

And you told us that you wanted to interact with other people on the site, to share ideas with others. So we added places for you to post and watch videos, to connect with each other and make new friends, and this blog so you can tell us what we should do next!

All this takes a lot of time and money -- the technology costs alone costs thousands of dollars a year. We'll need your help to stay on the air -- please donate today!

What do you think? We love to hear from you -- post comments to let us know what is working and what is not, and what additional features you would like to see!

--Thaddeus Ferber
Chair, Youth Policy Action Center