The Youth Development Training and Resource Center is a resource center and intermediary to assist youth programs, local youth-serving networks, and funders of youth agencies throughout Connecticut. The YDTRC was founded in 1993 by the City Wide Youth Coalition and The Consultation Center. Through the use of our services, we hope to promote positive youth development. We are here to help you directly or to connect you with the resources that will be most effective for you.

Services that we
provide include:

  • Professional training for youth workers and supervisors
     
  • Opportunities for young leaders to learn and grow
     
  • Technical assistance and support
     
  • Special projects
     
  • Annual events
     
  • Statewide advocacy for youth development

Youth Action Teams
for the Prevention of
Underage Drinking


Get involved!  Click here to complete the Youth Action Team contact sheet

YDTRC Fall 2008 Newsletter

Upcoming Professional Trainings:

Advancing Youth Development 
30-hour course
Winter 2009
begins Tuesday, February 24, 2009
New Haven, CT


Supervising and Managing in
Youth-Serving Organizations

15-hour course
Spring 2009
begins Wednesday, April 1, 2009
North Haven, CT


Upcoming Workshops:

Great Science in After School
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Education Connection
Litchfield, CT
Call 203-789-7645 for info & registration


DMHAS Prevention  Training Series:
(Registration required)

How to Evaluate Your Program
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
The Consultation Center

Fostering Youth Leadership in the Prevention of Underage Drinking
Weds., March 11, 2009
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Stratford Community Services

Youth Leadership as a Strategy for Neighborhood-Based Violence Prevention
Thurs., March 26, 2009
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WOW/NRZ Community Learning Center, Wtby.

Strategies for School-Based Violence Prevention
Fri., March 27, 2009
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Consultation Center

Click here for more information and to register.

Click here for a printable listing of upcoming YDTRC events in PDF format. (Adobe Reader required - follow this link to download)