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https://linktr.ee/YDRC The Youth Development Resource Center (YDRC) supports youth development providers in Detroit.

The Youth Development Resource Center (YDRC) supports youth development providers across the Detroit area to strengthen their individual and collective impact on youth. We work with hundreds of providers across Detroit – large and small with a range of program offerings — to strengthen their individual and collective impact on youth. The YDRC focuses on empowering youth development providers that

fill opportunity gaps in youth’s access to quality learning experiences — expanding the time, places, and ways in which youth learn and grow. Young people find and ignite their passions, get connected to caring adults, and are more likely to become lifelong learners with skills for success. OUR MISSION
To improve the quality of Detroit-area youth-serving organizations to maximize their impact on youth and to advocate for accessible high-quality youth development opportunities. OUR VISION
To connect all Detroit-area youth to high-quality youth development opportunities that grow their capacities to thrive in school and life.

06/16/2026

🌟 Partner Spotlight: buildOn Detroit 🌟

This month, we're highlighting buildOn Detroit, an organization empowering young people to create change through service-learning, leadership development, and community engagement.

During our visit, we joined buildOn students and volunteers as they partnered with Focus: HOPE to support over 1,500 seniors through food distribution, community care, and meaningful connection during the holiday season.

What stood out most was seeing young people lead with compassion, building relationships across generations while making a tangible impact in their community.

Thank you to buildOn Detroit for welcoming us and for the work you do to help young people learn, lead, and serve. 🤎

06/15/2026

Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 Equity Accelerator for Youth Development (EAYD) Cohort!

EAYD is a leadership development program designed for BIPOC professionals (directors, managers, coordinators, etc.). Through peer learning, coaching, networking, and hands-on leadership development, participants build the skills and connections needed to deepen their impact in the youth development field.

📅 Applications close July 15, 2026

🔗 Learn more and apply: detroitydrc.org/eayd

06/11/2026

☀️ Summer Learning Spotlight ☀️

Looking for summer field trip ideas or planning resources?

From museums and parks to transportation resources and free activities, our Metro-Detroit Field Trip Guide can help make summer planning easier.

✨ Explore the guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h12R-IB40gAYfx8f2HdXbK5dUMr0nROp/view

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06/09/2026

☀️ Ready, Set, Summer! Workshop Recap ☀️

Youth development professionals joined us virtually to explore strategies, tools, and best practices for impactful summer programming.

Facilitators Tay Davis and Edgar Gomez led conversations on summer readiness, planning, and creating meaningful experiences for young people.

Missed the workshop? Explore our Summer Readiness Program Checklist here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TXZBk6eoau95ycUq3H3L1pLHhf7fRyq8/view?usp=drive_link

06/04/2026

Join us for a session at the Every Hour Counts virtual conference, where YDRC's Executive Director, Poonam Borah, will be facilitating a session with John Weiss: Building a Youth-Driven Movement: Putting Young People at the Center of What Comes Next

The session will highlight insights from YDRC’s recent youth voice initiatives and the Youth Driven Spaces model to explore how this work is contributing to a regional movement toward authentic youth engagement and continuous quality improvement.

📍 Virtual
📅 June 10-11, 2026
🔗Register today!

https://www.everyhourcounts.org/2026-virtual-conference

06/03/2026

Community looks like conversations, collaboration, and people showing up for one another. 🤎

At YDRC, we work to strengthen the systems, relationships, and partnerships that help young people thrive across Metro Detroit.

This is a small glimpse into what that work looks like — and the people who make it possible ✨

06/02/2026

In May, we celebrated the culmination of our 2025–2026 Acting With Data cohort!

Over the past eight months, 45 youth-serving organizations engaged in workshops, one-on-one coaching, program quality assessments, and improvement planning to better understand how young people experience their programs and identify areas for growth.

Through this process, cohort members used data not just to measure impact, but to reflect on practice, strengthen program quality, and make meaningful improvements that support youth growth and belonging.

This work would not be possible without our incredible coaches, program assessors, and facilitators who continue to help build a culture of Continuous Quality Improvement across Detroit’s youth development ecosystem.

We’re excited to continue this work in Fall 2026. Stay tuned for application updates!

05/27/2026

✨ YDRC Summit 2026 Recap | Rising in Community ✨

250+ attendees.
120+ organizations represented.
10+ breakout sessions.
20+ speakers and facilitators.

One powerful community gathering centered on care, connection, and collective growth.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s YDRC Summit and helped make the space so meaningful. From impactful conversations to new connections and shared reflection, this year’s gathering reminded us of the power of community in moving youth development work forward. 🤎

Swipe through to revisit highlights, reflections, and moments from the day.

05/26/2026

YDRC is seeking a strategic partner to support the modernization of the Discover Your Spark (DYS) platform and strengthen the digital infrastructure that helps connect youth and families to opportunities across Southeast Michigan.

This project will support the development of a more accessible, scalable, and community-centered platform designed to improve youth opportunity discovery, strengthen provider participation, and support long-term ecosystem coordination.

📣 We’re looking for partners with experience in areas such as:
• UX/UI design
• Civic technology and platform development
• Search and database systems
• Accessibility-centered design
• Community-centered digital experiences

📅 Proposal deadline: June 3, 2026
🔗 View the full RFP: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y7mgNe0g7UllY_mvW98E4BIt3dtCse7O/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116347584694866177771&rtpof=true&sd=true

05/22/2026

📘 Introducing the YDRC Quality Practices Guidebook: A Pathway to Reflective Youth Development

The YDRC Quality Practices Guidebook is a practical resource designed to help youth-serving professionals strengthen program and management quality and impact.

Grounded in best practices and real-world application, this resource offers tools, strategies, and reflections you can use to enhance your work with young people and support more intentional, engaging, and youth-centered experiences.

Whether you’re leading programs, supporting staff, or working directly with youth, this guidebook is designed to support continuous learning and growth across your practice. 🤎

📥 View or download the guidebook here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19pX08Ml9HYwHgddRQrdo7s0N0j-GA-EY/view

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2470 Collingwood Street, Unit 218
Detroit, MI
48206

Website

http://detroitydrc.org/

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