Join us in improving the lives of young people, their families, and communities.
[kuh+lab+ruh+tor+ee] » noun: A center without walls where a group of people work together to generate solutions to complex problems.
Youth Collaboratory is a network of organizations, youth, and professionals that harness the power of the youth services community to innovate, evaluate, and drive effective strategies that assure the safety and well-being of youth and young adults, unlocking their limitless potential.
It's in the name. Youth Collaboratory brings together people on the ground who are doing incredible work with higher level policy leaders and funding resources to build a bridge between the two.
–Youth Collaboratory Member
We’ve been doing this work for more than 35 years and are proud of the ways we partner and build relationships with a vast network of people to bring about change.
We’ve supported our Members by providing nearly $6 million in subcontracts in the last 5 years to support local practice innovation.
Every time Youth Collaboratory has introduced a new tool to use that would be beneficial to us, we've used those tools. We’ve been working with them for years. If there’s something I don't understand, I know I can call people there and they'll be attentive and share ideas with me.
–Youth Collaboratory Member
Our tools and resources — in the form of webinars, downloadable toolkits, and more — offer actionable insights for youth services providers. When you don’t have the capacity or know where to look, we’re here to share resources and approaches that are:
✔ Strengths-based
✔ Grounded in research
✔ Informed by promising practices
✔ Relevant to your work
✔ Connected to a vast peer network
✔ Center youth well-being