Out-of-school support for growing lives
Make room for a young person to thrive.
Center for Youth Development helps students ages 6–21 build the academic, social, emotional, physical, and moral foundations for a fuller future.
For young people. Alongside schools. With the nonprofit community.
Growing takes a community.
Purpose-built for possibility
Our Mission
The Center for Youth Development, NFP is dedicated to addressing the complex needs of students who face significant barriers to academic success. We provide high-quality out-of-school programming that complements classroom instruction and supports the academic, physical, social, emotional, and moral development of youth ages 6 to 21.
Our Goals
Our goals are to address barriers to academic success, complement classroom instruction with high-quality out-of-school programming, and support the academic, physical, social, emotional, and moral development of youth ages 6 to 21.
- 01Address the complex needs of students facing significant barriers to academic success.
- 02Complement classroom instruction with high-quality out-of-school programming.
- 03Support the academic, physical, social, emotional, and moral development of youth ages 6 to 21.
High-quality out-of-school programming
Programming Activities
Mentoring
CYD provides guidance, encouragement, and positive relationships that help young people navigate challenges, build confidence, and see themselves as capable learners.
Tutoring
CYD complements classroom instruction with focused academic support that helps students strengthen understanding, improve performance, and move toward academic success.
Cultural activities
CYD offers cultural experiences that broaden perspectives, encourage creativity, and support young people’s social, emotional, physical, and moral development.
What support can unlock
A wider definition of success.
Steady academic ground
Tutoring and mentoring that turn hard subjects into achievable next steps.
A place to be known
Consistent relationships where students can bring their whole selves.
Room to discover
Cultural activities that make curiosity, creativity, and confidence visible.
Stronger circles
Partnerships that help schools and nonprofits show up with greater reach.
The CYD approach
The hours after school can change the story.
We complement classroom instruction with the high-quality out-of-school programming young people need to keep moving forward—academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and morally.
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