Youth and College Division

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The NAACP believes strongly that future leaders must be developed today, and such development is ongoing in the Youth & College Division, created in 1936. Today there are more than 25,000 young people, under the age of 25, representing 700 Youth Councils, High School Chapters and College Chapters actively involved in the fight for civil rights.​
The NAACP has one of the largest organized groups of young people of any secular organization in the country.



Membership: Any person under the age of 25 and/or currently enrolled as a student at a college or university

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Focus: Training and fine-tuning intellectual and leadership skills manifest in an increased level of social and political activism.