Region North America
In the United States and Canada, our initiatives have empowered young change-makers, supported employee engagement, and boosted youth life skills. The recent (Re)Connecting Youth initiative drew on global lessons and drives support for holistic solutions for the millions of youth in the United States not in school or work. Through YouthActionNet®, young social leaders like Michael continue to gain the support system and funding to make social change. Global initiatives like Make a Connection also have directly impacted youth here. Our partnerships originating with many North American companies such as Hilton are creating shared value around the world.
New York Edge
Community Youth Center of San Francisco
Heart of Los Angeles
Unique Perspectives (UP) for Change (January 2023 – present)
Imagine a classroom where every child’s unique learning style is embraced, rather than overlooked- this vision is at the heart of Unique Perspectives (UP) for Change, an initiative run by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) with support from Oak Foundation.…
Alternative Schools Network
BUILD
YouthActionNet® at Fifteen
This publication celebrates the 15-year anniversary of IYF’s YouthActionNet initiative. It offers five key lessons learned, outlines plans for the future, and introduces the 2015 Laureate Global Fellows.
YouthActionNet® Case Study Series 2017
These studies presents findings from the second year of a collaboration between YouthActionNet and Georgetown University’s Global Human Development Program under YouthActionNet’s University Connect initiative. Each study paired a social entrepreneur with a graduate student to analyze assets, methodologies, and opportunities. This work is made possible by…
YouthActionNet® Case Study Series 2018
These case studies present findings from the third year of a collaboration between YouthActionNet® and Georgetown University’s Global Human Development Program under YouthActionNet’s University Connect initiative. Each case study matched a social entrepreneur with a graduate student team to analyze the social…