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- Summer 2013
PYD's mapping team has updated our list of summer programs for 2013 on nolayouthmap.org. Please visit the website and click on the Summer Programs tab to search for programs. If you run a program or camp be sure your program is listed by typing your program into the search box. If your program needs to be updated or added to nolayouthmap.org please email Eric Jensen at ejensen@nolayouth.org.
- Askala Harris
Askala Harris, our Development Manager, is moving on from PYD this month. She is moving to New York City to work with Laureus, a foundation that aims to help young people overcome the limitations imposed by challenging social issues by supporting a worldwide program of sports-related community projects. We are heartbroken to lose Askala, but we could not be more proud of her accomplishments in New Orleans, and we could not be more excited about…
- CP3AZ Game Day!
NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 26 2013) – NBA star point guard and 2013 All-Star Game MVP Chris Paul returns to the New Orleans Arena today for a special evening as the Clippers arrive in town to play the Hornets. The game will be packed with special guests from Central City’s CP3 Afterschool Zone as Paul treats over 150 grade-school students and guests to a must-watch game in New Orleans Arena.
Paul will host 115 kindergarten through…
- CPR Training
PYD is excited to announce the addition of Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED to its training options. Kathleen Whalen is now a certified trainer through the National Safety Council and we are able to offer the 8 hour training to your staff for $50 per person.
Each participant will receive all training materials and a DVD for easy reference in addition to a card and certificate indicating they have successfully completed the course. This course meets the requirements…
Our Mission
Partnership for Youth Development helps school-age children and youth in New Orleans maximize their learning opportunities and educational experiences both in and beyond school. The Partnership maintains strong connections between community groups, schools, government agencies, and families. Serving as this critical link, we strive to leverage resources to community based organizations that serve youth and fill any gaps between existing local youth systems in order to create a strong infrastructure that effectively supports the children and youth of New Orleans.
Our day to day practice falls into the following areas:
We are committed to responding to and anticipating the needs of community based organizations that serve children and youth throughout our community. Our monthly Provider Meetings serve as the launching point for many of our activities, serving as a forum to discuss, plan, update, share resources and develop partnership with one another. Any interested community member is welcome to attend these meetings.
The Partnership for Youth Development works to establish linkages that support the improvement of expanded day and summer programs, as well as expand the broader network of organizations serving youth. Relationships are cultivated and maintained with other regional, state and national organizations to further the mission of the Partnership and our community providers.
Read More »A youth-led initiative that empowered local youth to capture the work of all resources that directly serve youth in New Orleans. Youth began mapping in early 2009 in Central City and continued with the mapping of New Orleans complete Fall 2010. The New Orleans Youth Map is now updated regularly by youth and mapped resources. Community based organizations are also able to register their programs by visiting the site nolayouthmap.org.We are partnering with iMapAmerica and local youth to maintain this valuable and interactive resource.
Read More »Partnership for Youth Development provides a calendar of training opportunities available through-out the community and nationally, accessible via webinar or conference settings. To support the expansion and quality of programs serving youth ages 10–18 the Partnership collaborates with local organizations and Academy for Educational Development to provide Advancing Youth Development directly to New Orleans community based organizations.
Advancing Youth Development, developed by the Academy for Educational Development, is a nationally recognized course and curriculum for those working with youth ages 10–18 and their supervisors. The Partnership began offering AYD as a direct response to the need for quality programming for New Orleans youth. The course provides 30-hours of direct instruction and interactive facilitation aimed at providing each youth worker with a operating knowledge of the definition of youth development and the core youth development principles: that all young people seek to meet their fundamental needs, that youth should be challenged to achieve their highest potential, and that caring adults provide youth with a full range of supports necessary to succeed.
Read More »Partnership for Youth Development is pleased to offer a Program Evaluation Tool Box. These tools can be customized to your specific program needs and goals, or used in their basic formats. We can administer these tools for you, manage and analyze data, and package results for presentations to staff, board members, and funders. Or, we can provide training around program evaluation and help equip you and your staff to manage program evaluation in-house.
Read More »Partnership for Youth Development is committed to supporting the development of a strong city-wide strategy for the youth of New Orleans. Our work around this goal includes providing best practice information from around the county, funding research, and the convening of governmental agencies, community groups, non-profit organizations, youth program provides, youth and parents.
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