Youth250 is the dynamic, nonpartisan initiative to capture young people's imaginations, ideas and input as the United States turns 250 years old in 2026.
With a nationwide volunteer youth Content Corps and a multimedia time capsule, we’re unleashing young people across the country to put the American story in their own words. Read on below or subscribe to our Substack.
Youth250 is the dynamic, nonpartisan initiative to capture young people's imaginations, ideas and input as the United States turns 250 years old in 2026.
With a nationwide volunteer youth Content Corps and a multimedia time capsule, we’re unleashing young people across the country to put the American story in their own words. Read on below or subscribe to our Substack.
Youth250 is the dynamic, nonpartisan initiative to capture young people's imaginations, ideas and input as the United States turns 250 years old in 2026.
With a nationwide volunteer youth Content Corps and a multimedia time capsule, we’re unleashing young people across the country to put the American story in their own words. Read on below or subscribe to our Substack.
OUR STORIES
OUR STORIES
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Content Corps
What is the Content Corps?
What is the Content Corps?
What is the Content Corps?
A volunteer community of 14–30-year-olds writing, speaking, and creating content that tells the story of our generation. Think:
Op-eds
Video responses & vlogs
Oral histories & interviews
Polls, memes, trends, TikToks
Our upcoming Substack
Museums tours + “what they didn’t teach us in school”
Your ideas. Your channels. Your voice.
why Should you join?
why Should you join?
why Should you join?
Make your voice heard on a national stage
Directly impact how your generation is remembered in history
Join the Youth250 Slack Community
Learn from museum leaders, storytellers, and each other as we shape the 250th
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What's This All About?
What's This All About?
We know you probably haven’t heard much about the US turning 250 years old in 2026.
But this milestone is not just about fireworks and founding fathers.
It’s a chance to ask: Who gets to shape the story of America? And what do we want the next chapter to look like?
Youth250 is how we make it count. It’s a national movement to put your voice, vision, and values at the center of the Semiquincentennial (tough word, we know).
We know you probably haven’t heard much about the US turning 250 years old in 2026. But this milestone is not just about fireworks and founding fathers.
It’s a chance to ask: Who gets to shape the story of America? And what do we want the next chapter to look like? Youth250 is how we make it count. It’s a national movement to put your voice, vision, and values at the center.
We know you probably haven’t heard much about the US turning 250 years old in 2026. But this milestone is not just about fireworks and founding fathers.
It’s a chance to ask: Who gets to shape the story of America? And what do we want the next chapter to look like?
Youth250 is how we make it count. It’s a national movement to put your voice, vision, and values at the center.
How to Talk 250
How to Talk 250
Want to go deeper? Wondering how to get involved or what this milestone even means?
Check out our Q&A made specifically for young people looking to learn more.
Wait, what even is the 250th?
Wait, what even is the 250th?
Wait, what even is the 250th?
Is this just about founding fathers and fireworks?
Is this just about founding fathers and fireworks?
Is this just about founding fathers and fireworks?
Why should young people be involved in this moment?
Why should young people be involved in this moment?
Why should young people be involved in this moment?
What if I don’t feel proud of America right now?
What if I don’t feel proud of America right now?
What if I don’t feel proud of America right now?
Is this just for history nerds and political science majors?
Is this just for history nerds and political science majors?
Is this just for history nerds and political science majors?
Why should I be involved?
Why should I be involved?
Why should I be involved?
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