Key Characteristics of Creative Youth Development

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

YouthReach

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.

Program Planning Resources

Find a comprehensive set of resources, tools, and frameworks for Creative Youth Development through the Youth Arts Impact Network web site.

META Fellowship

A partnership of The Klarman Family Foundation and Mass Cultural Council which seeks to strengthen youth music pathways in Massachusetts.

Creative Youth Development National Partnership

Comprised of organizations and individuals who are identifying and prioritizing actionable strategies to drive collective action to advance the role of creativity in positive youth development.

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Johnson String Project

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.

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Youth Arts Impact Network

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.

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Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project

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.