Join Youth Voice Mosaic!

 PA Youth Vote is a nonpartisan collaboration of youth, educators, and organizations working to elevate youth voices, improve public school civics education, and empower youth as civic actors. Together, we are building youth political power and changing the policy and culture around youth voting statewide.

Building upon this mission, Youth Impact Mosaic would be a nonpartisan publication for PA Youth Vote participants to explore, document and create. Given our regional presence all across Pennsylvania, this magazine provides a unique opportunity for collaboration between all our participants, from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and beyond. 

Utilizing youth reporting resources like PBSLearning Media, StoryMaker & a partnership with PSTV, Youth Voice Mosaic aims to equip young people with the skills they need to share their lived experiences through creative storytelling. 

Focal points:

  • Provide a space for PAYV participants to create, connect and bring awareness to ongoing issues within their local communities. 

  • Improve public school civics education & media literacy within PAYV participants 

  • Empower youth as civic actors and young journalists, utilizing media and art as means of advocacy. 

Participation requirements:

  • Must be a PAYV participant to join.

  • Bi-weekly Tuesday meetings 4-6pm.

    • First & 3rd Tuesday’s of the month, which includes one in-person session & one virtual. (In-person studio address: 440 N Broad St basement-suite b1, Philadelphia, PA 19130)

  • Outside submissions welcomed! Any organizations affiliated with PAYV are welcomed to submit content to our magazine.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Youth and young adults 14-24 

  • Written content: word min and max

  • Range around 500-1000 words

  • Films: around 5 minutes, plus or minus 2-3 minutes

  • Work must be original, no plagiarized content 

  • Respectful critique of laws, policies, figures, systems, ideas 

  • Content must be related to the theme 

  • No partisan endorsements

  • No offensive language.