YOUTH UNITED FOR CHANGE (YUC) IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT WINS POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL POLICY CHANGES THROUGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZING. OUR APPROACH TO YOUTH-LED ADVOCACY AMPLIFIES THE IMPACT OF YOUNG PEOPLE TOWARDS CREATING SYSTEMIC CHANGE; AND CREATES THE CONDITIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEVELOP AS CRITICALLY STRATEGIC LEADERS.