, ▁thus ▁increasing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁that ▁news ies ▁received ▁for ▁their ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Youth ▁Congress , ▁or ▁A Y C , ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁youth ▁rights ▁in ▁U . S . ▁politics . ▁It ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁A AR P ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁by ▁Eth el ▁Per cy ▁And rus ▁( a ▁retired ▁educ ator ▁from ▁California ) ▁and ▁Leonard ▁Davis ▁( l ater ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial ▁P enn ▁Group ▁of ▁ins urance ▁companies ). ▁Its ▁stated ▁mission ▁is ▁" to ▁emp ower ▁people ▁to ▁choose ▁how ▁they ▁live ▁as ▁they ▁age ". ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁influ ential ▁lo bb ying ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁foc using ▁largely ▁on ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁ ▁A id ▁for ▁the ▁E lder ly ▁in ▁Government ▁Institution s ▁( A EG IS ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁pressure ▁group ▁that ▁campaign ed ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁older ▁people ▁in ▁long - st ay ▁w ards ▁of ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁psych iat ric ▁hosp it als . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Barbara ▁Rob b ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Gray ▁Pan thers ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁by ▁Mag gie ▁Ku hn , ▁with ▁a ▁goal ▁of ▁elimin ating ▁mand atory ▁ret irement ▁in