AYPF is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization based in Washington, DC. AYPF provides learning opportunities for individuals working on policy issues affecting youth at the national, state, and local levels. Participants in our learning activities include Congressional staff, Executive Branch aides, officers of professional and national associations, Washington-based state office staff, researchers, education and public affairs media, and state and local policy leaders including Governors’ education aides, chief state school officers, and state legislators.
AYPF’s goal is to enable policymakers to be more effective in the development, enactment, and implementation of sound policies affecting our nation’s young people. We believe that knowing more about youth issues, both intellectually and experientially, will help them formulate policies that have a positive impact on youth. AYPF does not lobby or take positions on pending legislation. We work to develop better communication, greater understanding, enhanced trust, and to create a climate that will result in constructive action. For more information about our activities, please explore our web site further.
