Youth Development Resource Center

Advancing Quality Together. Advocating for Youth.

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About

YDRC supports hundreds of Detroit youth development providers with a holistic approach to quality, networking, advocacy, and adult learning to expand youth provider skills and capabilities.

Our programs strengthen the individual and collective impact on youth by giving the youth providers the tools they need to increase program quality and produce measurable results.

Many YDRC programs are free and include:

Shared Data Measurement
Professional Development
Learning Communities (Acting with Data and Equity Accelerator for Youth Development)
Networking Events

Each program is designed to help grow and increase the positive outcomes of the Detroit area programs and the youth they serve.

How We Do It

MEASURE QUALITY AND IMPACT

We provide access to standardized data, best practices and common measurement tools to help providers assess how many youth they are serving, how much service they are providing, how well the service is delivered, and what difference they are making in terms of the youth skills and outcomes.

IMPROVE SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE YOUTH WORK AND MANAGEMENT

We provide and connect youth development professionals to professional development designed to promote quality standards and best practices, giving providers the knowledge and skills they need to implement high-quality youth programming that is safe, supportive, engaging, and skill-building.

CONNECT PROVIDERS TO EACH OTHER AND TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

We convene networking and peer-learning opportunities for professionals to build relationships and partnerships, connect to local resources and national best practices and share lessons learned.

ADVOCATE FOR QUALITY PROGRAMMING FOR ALL DETROIT YOUTH

We champion quality and equity so that more children across the Detroit area can access high-quality youth development opportunities.