Spring Lobby Weekend (SLW) is more than just an event — it’s a catalyst for youth empowerment… For us, the Spring Lobby Weekend experience has at its core become about creating new leaders and advocates who are equipped not only with the tools and confidence but also the real-world experience of stepping into their own power. And there’s no better place to do that than the iconic halls of Congress, where history is made and where the voices of everyday people are so desperately needed.
At Spring Lobby Weekend 2025, over 300 young adults came to Washington to lobby Congress to prevent millions of people from losing healthcare and food assistance. The incoming Congress is moving quickly to enact policies that would take away healthcare and food assistance from the people who are struggling the most in our society to pay for policies such as deportation, border militarization, and tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations.
We learned about the details of our lobbying ask over the weekend and then lobbied over one hundred congressional offices on Tuesday, March 25. Watch our wrap up video!
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72 million people receive healthcare coverage from Medicaid, ensuring access to critical medical appointments, procedures, and medicines. More than 41 million people receive nutrition assistance from SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), ensuring that they can consistently put food on their tables. The proposed cuts would affect millions of people across the country.
We deserve a nation that invests in everyone’s ability to flourish rather than prioritizing the pocketbooks of the wealthy and well connected.
This is the message that hundreds of young adults brought to Washington in March 2025.
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