Key Characteristics
Whether using the arts, humanities, or sciences in a Creative Youth Development program, certain characteristics are essential.
Culture empowers.
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.
