Our Partners
In order to make our work as effective as possible, YDTRC has partnered with key organizations on the national, state, regional, and local levels. A brief description of our partners and the work we are doing with them is outlined below. Please visit their websites for more information.
City Wide Youth Coalition (CWYC)
CWYC is a network of
over 20 community-based agencies and resource people working
to enhance the lives of children, youth and their families
in New Haven. CWYC
advocates for youth development and enrichment programs,
opportunities for youth leadership and service, quality
programs for New Haven youth, collaboration among
community-based agencies, involving youth in planning and
decision-making, and positive development of a full range of
competencies – personal, social, vocational, cultural, and
academic. YDTRC
was co-founded by members of CWYC, in collaboration with The
Consultation Center. YDTRC
staff attend monthly CWYC meetings and meet regularly to
share resources and discuss ways to collaborate with member
agencies.
B.E.S.T. Initiative
Building Exemplary
Systems for Training Youth Workers (B.E.S.T.) is a national
initiative providing technical assistance, training and
networking to community-based systems, i.e. B.E.S.T. Sites,
as they work to strengthen their capacity to train youth
workers in the concepts of youth development. B.E.S.T. is an initiative of the National Training
Institute for Community Youth Work, a division of the
Academy for Educational Development. As
one of only 20 B.E.S.T. sites in the country, we offer a
system of support for frontline youth workers in
Connecticut. YDTRC
is an approved trainer for the 30-hour Advancing Youth
Development course for frontline workers, and the 15-hour
Supervising and Managing in Youth-Serving Organizations
course for agency supervisors.
