Community youth development, or CYD, is a philosophy emphasizing the uniquely symbiotic nature of youth development to community development

Community development

Community development is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities....

 by situating the two practices in a common framework. CYD combines the natural instincts of young people as they desire to create change in their surrounding environments by developing partnerships between youth-related organizations and community development agencies to create new opportunities for youth to serve their communities while developing their personal abilities.

See also

• Positive youth development
  Positive youth development
  Positive youth development, or PYD, refers to intentional efforts of other youth, adults, communities, government agencies, and schools to provide opportunities for youth to enhance their interests, skills, and abilities into their adulthoods...
  
  
• Youth voice
  Youth voice
  Youth voice refers to the distinct ideas, opinions, attitudes, knowledge, and actions of young people as a collective body. The term youth voice often groups together a diversity of perspectives and experiences, regardless of backgrounds, identities, and cultural differences...
  
  
• Youth empowerment
  Youth empowerment
  Youth empowerment is an attitudinal, structural, and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people, including youth and adults....
  
  
• Youth rights
  Youth rights
  Youth rights refers to a set of philosophies intended to enhance civil rights for young people. They are a response to the oppression of young people, with advocates challenging ephebiphobia, adultism and ageism through youth participation, youth/adult partnerships, and promoting, ultimately,...
  
  
• Youth-led media
  Youth-led media
  Youth-led media is any effort created, planned, implemented, and reflected upon by young people in the form of media, including websites, newspapers, television shows and publications.-Movement:...
  
  
• The Freechild Project
• Yomo
  Yomo
  Yomo is a Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. He was raised in the barrio of Tres Puntos, Humacao, Puerto Rico...
  
  
• Teaching for social justice
  Teaching for social justice
  Teaching for social justice is an educational philosophy designed to promote socioeconomic equality in the learning environment and instill these values in students. Educators may employ social justice instruction to promote unity on campus, as well as mitigate boundaries to the general curriculum...
  
  

External links

• Community Youth Development Journal Published by the Institute for Just Communities (IJC) and the Institute for Sustainable Development, Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University.
• Innovation Center A national training and technical assistance provider for CYD.
• Community Youth Development: Programs, Policies, and Practices A resource publication.
• CommonAction An international CYD resource, training, and technical assistance organization.
• YoMo - support and resources for young peoples community participation.
• Youth Outreach Team - City of Vancouver's method of involving youth in civic decisions.
• Learning for a Cause, a non-profit educational organization founded by educator and writer Michael Ernest Sweet
  Michael Ernest Sweet
  Michael Ernest Sweet is a Canadian educator, writer and non-profit executive.Michael Sweet holds a bachelor in independent studies from St. Mary's University, a bachelor of education from Nipissing University's Schulich School of Education and a master of arts in educational philosophy from...
  
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• Oaktree Foundation