Our Story

Started in 2019, Young People for Progress (YPP) is a community organizing and social justice organization of young people under 35 that strives to create power among youth and young adults through engaging in issue campaigns and voter education campaigns in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Since its founding, YPP has worked to strengthen the voices of young people. YPP led a successful campaign to win youth and young adults seats to the Montgomery County Policing Advisory Commission, then supporting youth applicants, holding ‘know your rights’ trainings and restorative justice workshops. YPP has advocated for police reform at the local and state level, creating the Police Incident Documentation Project (PIDP) which collects civilian accounts of incidents with police in Montgomery County, connects those civilians to pro bono legal advice and resources administered through YPP, and builds the case for systemic changes to policing.