Published November 23, 2022
By May Lin & R. Varissa Patraporn

The Invest in Youth Long Beach Coalition
Youth of Color at the Forefront of Anti-racist Governance and Planning

Research & Publications

Press Releases

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Contact: Jennifer.RiceEpstein@longbeach.gov

Long Beach Health Department Announces Voting Phase of Youth Power Participatory Budgeting Long Beach

Monday, January 23, 2024
Contact: Jennifer.RiceEpstein@longbeach.gov

Office of Youth Development Announces Second Year of Youth Power PB (Participatory Budgeting) in Long Beach

Monday, May 1, 2023
Contact: media@kgalb.org

Youth Voter Fair Kicks Off 10 Days of Voting:
Youth decide how to spend $300K of public dollars on this year’s summer programs in first Citywide youth participatory budgeting process

In The News

Long Beach’s Youth Participatory Budget kicks off second year

By Staff Report
Signal Tribune
January 31, 2024

Long Beach youth will soon get to decide on programs to be funded in city's budget

By Tess Kazenoff
Long Beach Business Journal
March 17, 2023

Long Beach is giving its youth the power to decide how public funds are spent

By Kristen Farrah Naeem
Signal Tribune
March 16, 2023

Youth Advisory Council Shares its goals with long Beach City officials

By Samantha Diaz
Signal Tribune
March 16, 2023