SustainUS

SustainUS, Inc.
Abbreviation SustainUS
Motto United States Youth for Justice and Sustainability (current), The United States Youth Network for Sustainable Development (deprecated)
Formation May 2001[1]
Type Nonprofit organization, youth organization, sustainable development organization, climate change organization
Legal status United States Charity - 501(c)(3)
Purpose Youth representation, sustainable development research, advocacy & policy
Headquarters Washington, DC
Location
Region served
United States of America, World
Membership
Nonvoting - anyone living. Voting - living U.S. youth and international youth living in the U.S.A for at least 6 months - ages 13-29
Official language
Primarily American English. Organization leaders speak more than 15 other.
Main organ
Steering Committee, Board of Directors
Parent organization
None
Affiliations Climate Action Network - International, International Youth Climate Movement, U.S. Climate Action Network, Global Campaign for Climate Action, Energy Action Coalition
Budget
$70,000 (2015)
Staff
3 (2015)
Volunteers
about 100 per year
Website sustainus.org

SustainUS is a non-profit, nonpartisan, youth-led advocacy group in the United States. Its goal is to improve youth participation and youth empowerment as it relates to advancing sustainable development. SustainUS works particularly with youth and young people aged 13–29 and on United Nations conferences related to youth and/or sustainability.

SustainUS has helped to create youth coalitions in the United States and internationally and has gained particular attention for its climate change advocacy and for being entirely youth-run.

History

SustainUS was founded in May 2001 at the International Youth Summit in Borgholm, Sweden, to prepare U.S. youth for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.[2]

Programs

SustainUS operates several programs:

References

  1. "About Us". SustainUS. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. "About Us". SustainUS. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

External links

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