Key Characteristics of Creative Youth Development
Whether using the arts, humanities, or sciences in a Creative Youth Development program, certain characteristics are essential.
Creative Youth Development programs foster creative expression while supporting core social and emotional skills, engaging young people of all ages as empowered agents in their own lives. As a practice, Creative Youth Development draws from a belief that culture plays a major role in the growth of creative, productive, and independent-minded citizens and thriving communities. That’s why we’ve been supporters of the field since its inception.
Whether using the arts, humanities, or sciences in a Creative Youth Development program, certain characteristics are essential.
Multi-year grants to Creative Youth Development programs that integrate substantive out-of-school arts, humanities, and science opportunities into a collaborative community response to the needs of youth.
Find a comprehensive set of resources, tools, and frameworks for Creative Youth Development through the Youth Arts Impact Network web site.
Dedicated to ensuring that all students in Creative Youth Development programs in Massachusetts have access to high quality string instruments. Students are guaranteed a quality instrument that they can exchange as they grow and can have them maintained and repaired at no cost.
Mass Cultural Council is partnering with EdVestors to extend the offer of services, expertise, and resources of the Youth Arts Impact Network to organizations across the Commonwealth.
A standing list of links showcasing some of the funding, services, and resources available to support the dynamic work of creative and cultural organizations
Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project's framework and tools to measure the three main outcome areas which are characteristic of arts-based youth development programs.
Our Creative Youth Development blog (2013-2021)
Mass Cultural Council is working to invest financial, programmatic, and informational resources equitably