About Issues Act Events Latest Updates Search Email signup DONATE Home Act Young Adult Advocates Young Adult Advocates Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Email this page Print this page At FCNL, we are committed to building power among young adult leaders. Whether you are a long-time community activist or a first-time advocate, our skills-building workshops and programs will give you the tools to strengthen your relationship with your members of Congress and to advocate for the issues you care about. Download “Young Adult Programs Flyer 2021” Attribution Joe Molieri Spring Lobby Weekend Save the Date: March 12-15, 2022 Each year more than 400 students, recent grads, Quakers, and young adults gather to learn and lobby Congress at FCNL’s Spring Lobby Weekend. Learn more Paid Opportunities for Organizing and Advocacy Program Assistant Cohort Spend 11 months working with key staff members at FCNL to build expertise in advocacy from a public interest perspective. Applications are open now for the class of 2022-2023! Advocacy Corps Advocacy Corps organizers educate and mobilize their communities to lobby their members of Congress to advance big, long-term change. Summer Internship Work at FCNL’s office in Washington, D.C. throughout June and July to advance our witness for peace on Capitol Hill. Applications are open now! Join the Young Adult Network Be part of a growing movement of young leaders organizing and advocating for change. Email Address Sign Up Take Action Lobby Congress From Home Learn how Recent Updates Advocacy Corps Past and Present: Community-Building Retreat OCTOBER 14, 2021 Remembering Tommy Raskin JANUARY 4, 2021 FCNL's Young Adult Program is Full Steam Ahead DECEMBER 18, 2020 SIGN UP FOR SPRING LOBBY WEEKEND UPDATES! More Young Adult Alumni Since FCNL welcomed its first intern in 1968, hundreds of young adults have shaped our prophetic, persistent, and powerful work for peace, justice, and a sustainable earth. Connect with past participants of FCNL’s young adult programs. Connect “I feel confident meeting with members of Congress and their staff. But most importantly, I am now empowered to tell my story and create spaces for others to do the same.” Judith Marklin Teaching Advocacy: Lesson Plans for College Professors The success of our democracy rests on the individual actions of millions of citizen advocates who both trust and verify that our democratic institutions function. But to participate effectively, we all have to know how the system works and how to engage with members of Congress. This set of eight lesson plans and two assessment activities provides hands-on tools for faculty and administrators who would like to expand student opportunities as they think about their careers. Learn more Donate Events Subscribe Press Room Privacy Policy Contact The Friends Committee on National Legislation, FCNL Education Fund, and Friends Place on Capitol Hill are national nonprofit, nonpartisan Quaker organizations working collectively to advance peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. 245 Second St, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 547-6000 Toll Free: (800) 630-1330 Fax: (202) 547-6019