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.

2014 Global Youth Wellbeing Index

The inaugural Global Youth Wellbeing Index gathers and connects youth-related data to assess and compare the state of young people’s wellbeing around the world. The Index is designed to facilitate…
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Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative Newsletter, Issue #4

This is the fourth edition of the newsletter from the Youth, Prosperity and Security Initiative, a joint effort by the International Youth Foundation and the Center for Strategic & International…
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Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative Newsletter, Issue #3

This is the third edition of the newsletter from the Youth, Prosperity and Security Initiative, a joint effort by the International Youth Foundation and the Center for Strategic & International…
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Telling a New Story of the World’s Youth: A Handbook for Youth-Serving Organizations

This handbook offers tools and tips for youth-serving organizations to maximize their storytelling capabilities, Based on the International Youth Foundation’s experience, the handbook focuses special attention on telling effective stories and empowering…
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Assessing Youth Wellbeing: Toward a Global Youth Wellbeing Index

This report presents updates on the progress of the Global Youth Wellbeing Index. The International Youth Foundation, together with the Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative of the Center for Strategic…
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Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative Newsletter, Issue #2

This is the second edition of the newsletter from the Youth, Prosperity and Security Initiative, a joint effort by the International Youth Foundation and the Center for Strategic & International…
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Global Youth Wellbeing Index Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides a brief description of the Global Youth Wellbeing Index. The index is a joint effort by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Center for Strategic…
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Opportunity for Action: Emerging Trends & Next Steps (2013)

This report presents updates to the original edition of Opportunity for Action, which IYF published in 2012. Commissioned by Microsoft, the update describes encouraging progress made since 2012 as well…
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Promoting Youth Employment through Internships: A Guide to Best Practices

This toolkit offers guidance to youth-serving institutions on providing internships to youth and incorporating internships into youth employability programming. The International Youth Foundation (IYF) developed this guide to show the…
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