The Youth Action & Research Network (Y.A.R.N.) is a collective of youth advocates, researchers, students, youth work professionals, community organizers, and educators. It was founded in the Philly/Camden area in October 2025.

We aim to:

1. Build a cross-sector and interdisciplinary network that is committed to youth justice and power-sharing with youth

2. Use this network as a hub for participatory research, education, organizing/advocacy, increasing local organization capacity, and critical scholarship to further youth justice in our communities

Membership is open, and there are many different ways you can be involved. The group meets 6 times a year, both online and in person, in the Philly and Camden, NJ areas.