Youth Catalytics

06/09/2021

After a good, long run on Facebook, we're leaving the platform. Why? Two reasons. First, like a lot of organizations and individuals, we have concerns about whether Facebook is doing enough to support democracy and democratic processes. Our nation's young people grow in the soil we create, and will thrive, or not, depending on how healthy it is. And second, we simply want to concentrate our social media efforts elsewhere. So, that said, we hope you'll find and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

https://twitter.com/youthcatalytics

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12/19/2020

So amazed and delighted to share this new report from Sixto Cancel and Think of Us. Sixto is a nationally known young mover-and-shaker who we've been honored to work with around the issue of young people aging out of foster care.

12/04/2020

Build your skills. Families and children need your help more than ever. Go to: https://www.yifocus.org/calendar/families-thrive-virtual2021

This virtual intensive course begins Jan. 6, so don't delay!

12/02/2020

This free webinar is our gift to you. Register now at https://www.yifocus.org/calendar/20201260-mindful-minutes-mindfulness-practices-for-a-different-holiday-season

10/05/2020

Vermont Mask Day is Oct. 6! It benefits nonprofits; is a project of Masks4Missions, started bynew high school graduate Doug Altshuler; and is an overall cool thing being celebrated in many different places over the next week:

  our team Doug Altshuler FOUNDER — MASKS4MISSIONS.ORG info(a-t)masks4missions(d-o-t)org Doug graduated high school a couple months ago and he had already decided to work before going to college. As Doug had previously worked at Shelburne Farms (SF), he planned to return to SF. Unfortunately, the...

09/25/2020

It's a sad sign of our times -- white nationalism and the lure of extremism. Can you "immunize" youth against it? These researchers think so.

Youth Practitioners Can Counter Fascism: What We Know and What We Need

09/22/2020

https://youthcatalytics.org/the-new-in-our-new-reality/

What's new for you and your org in these pandemic times? We're in a historical moment, so let's record what's happening.

Ever since the pandemic began in March, we at Youth Catalytics have been talking about our collective “new reality” — what it means for us, what it means for our partners, what it means for the young people on whose behalf we all work. It’s an easy phrase to use, since it encompasses everyth...

09/21/2020

Happy to share this, from our friends at AHI.

AHI is excited to announce the 7th Annual Conference on Adolescent Health on May 13-14, 2021. Each year, the event hosts over 400 attendees from nearly all 50 states, and a growing international community. More than half of the sessions at the event are co-facilitated by youth, and the planning of t...

09/18/2020

From our friends at the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, on the idea of creating "patriotic education" for youth. It's one of the more alarming and repellent ideas that has surfaced recently, and that's saying a lot. Nonprofits who work with youth have an important voice, and it's time we use it.

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation condemns any efforts by the federal government to silence curriculum and frameworks that explicitly…

08/19/2020

It's normal to be discouraged these days, and especially if you're a young person already overcoming big obstacles. Register today for this important Sept. 9 webinar: https://www.yifocus.org/calendar/20209exploring-the-growth-mindset-for-children-and-youth-working-definitions-and-important-connections-to-resiliency

07/21/2020

We're really thrilled to have the opportunity to work again with the fabulous, forward-looking folks at the Mass. Dept. of Public Health. The topic? Preventing teen dating violence and sexual assault among priority youth populations in the state.

07/21/2020

Happy to share this, from our wonderful partners at Adolescent Health Initiative in Michigan. They know youth-friendly medical care like no one else. https://www.umhs-adolescenthealth.org/conference/connectionsession/