- Vertical Smart Slide 1
- 1/27/2012: I need a leader who…
In today's video, youth from Urban League - College Track share some of the things they are looking for from a leader of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission. Every NORDC stakeholder agrees that creating exceptional service and opportunities for New Orleans children, youth and families is the ultimate goal of the Chief Executive Officer search, help us reach this goal by sharing these direct pleas from youth to the adults who help shape their…
- I need a leader who...
In October 2010, New Orleans overwhelming voted for the complete overhaul of a broken New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD). As this overhaul moves forward with the selection of the first permanent leader of the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) we at PYD feel it is vitally important to hear directly from our children and youth about what they need from the NORDC Chief Executive Officer.
With our community partners, we are asking New Orleans children…
- Happy Mardi Gras!
Thanks to all our friends and supporters who came out to our Open House celebrating the beginning of the 2012 Mardi Gras Season on 12th Night. It was wonderful to share our space, visit and feast on king cake! We'll announce the winner of the king cake tasting on facebook.
- Share Our Strength Report
The Partnership for Youth Development presented their evaluation of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign work on the Summer Food Service Program in 2011. Through the collaboration of the entire No Kid Hungry campaign, the number of children served in June 2011 increased by 50% from 2010, and they plan to serve even more kids in summer 2012! You can find the report in our the Research section of our Resources.
Our Mission
Partnership for Youth Development helps school age youth in New Orleans maximize their learning opportunities and educational experiences during out of school time. 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.
Read More »APPLICATIONS for the Unified Summer Grants Collaborative are available NOW and applications are DUE 2/15/2011 at 4pm to United Way by submitting electronically. Applications available HERE.
After facing a critical shortage of summer youth programs post-Katrina, a group of local foundations and organizations created the Unified Summer Grants Collaborative in 2006 to support safe activities for New Orleans-area youth. The collaborative has continued to address the ongoing need for affordable, safe, educational and recreational youth activities and to leverage partner resources through this collaborative effort.After facing a critical shortage of summer youth programs post-Katrina, a group of local foundations and organizations created the Unified Summer Grants Collaborative in 2006 to support safe activities for New Orleans-area youth. The collaborative has continued to address the ongoing need for affordable, safe, educational and recreational youth activities and to leverage partner resources through this collaborative effort.
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