Young Communist League USA

Young Communist League of the United States of America
Founded	1920 (first installment) 2019 (second installment)
Headquarters	235 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, Manhattan, New York
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Bill of Rights socialism Socialism
Mother party	Communist Party USA
International affiliation	WFDY
Website	www.youngcommunists.org

The Young Communist League USA (YCLUSA) is a communist youth organization in the United States. The stated aim of the League is the development of its members into Communists, through studying Socialism and through active participation in the struggles of the American working class. The YCL recognizes the Communist Party USA as the party for socialism in the United States and operates as the Party's youth wing.^[1] Although the name of the group changed a number of times during its existence, its origins trace back to 1920, shortly after the establishment of the first communist parties in the United States.

Although independent, in its final years the organization came under direct control of the CPUSA. After a backlash by members towards the suspension of elections and ideological shifts towards the right, membership plummeted. On November 14, 2015, the CPUSA's National Committee voted to suspend funding to the Young Communist League and the organization was subsequently dissolved.^[2]

In 2019, at the 31st party convention, the organization was re-established.^[3]