Advancing Youth-Adult Partnership: A Toolkit for Shared Leadership Across Generations

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Adult Practice | Youth Voice

Advancing Youth-Adult Partnership: A Toolkit for Shared Leadership Across Generations

Publication Year:  2026  

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GTY member the Annie E. Casey Foundation released Advancing Youth-Adult Partnership: A Toolkit for Shared Leadership Across Generations.The toolkit provides a practical framework for creating and advancing genuine youth-adult partnership for community change work. For background, listen to a conversation with Traci Broady of AECF and Jasmine Bernard and Eritrea Temesghen from BRIDGES USA.

By Annie E. Casey Foundation

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    Youth Media Training Modules

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    Adolescents | K-12 | Out-of-School Time | Youth Voice

    Youth Media Training Modules

    Publication Year:  2025  

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    These modules are designed to help young people build their skills and confidence in media engagement. They guide youth through essential topics such as crafting compelling messages, understanding media platforms, and effectively communicating their ideas to diverse audiences.

    By Collective for Youth Engagement in STEM and Society.

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      Youth Civic Engagement Toolkit

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      Adolescents | K-12 | Out-of-School Time | Youth Voice

      Youth Civic Engagement Toolkit

      Publication Year:  2025  

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      This toolkit is designed to provide tools, curricular resources, and examples from partners to inspire you on the journey of elevating youth voice and empowering youth through civic engagement. The resources in this collection are particularly focused on supporting afterschool and other out-of-school time programs, but may be useful to a wide range of youth-serving programs.

      By Collective for Youth Engagement in STEM and Society.

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        Giving Done Right | Building Better Schools: David McKinney on Why Student Voice Matters

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        Adolescents | K-12 | Philanthropic Practice | Youth Voice

        Giving Done Right | Building Better Schools: David McKinney on Why Student Voice Matters

        Publication Year:  2025  

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        Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with their Center for Effective Philanthropy colleague David McKinney, vice president of YouthTruth — a CEP initiative — to discuss how systematically listening to young people at scale can transform education, both at the school and system level. ..

        By Giving Done Right podcast from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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          Beyond Fine: How Students Really Feel About School and Why It Matters

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          K-12 | Science of Learning & Dev | SEL | Youth Voice

          Beyond Fine: How Students Really Feel About School and Why It Matters

          Publication Year:  2025  

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          Since 2021, Transcend has used a validated student survey to gather feedback from over 70,000 students across the United States about their experiences.

          By Transcend Education.

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            GET REAL: Teens & Screens 2025

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            Adolescents | Narrative | Youth Voice

            GET REAL: Teens & Screens 2025

            Publication Year:  2025  

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            The annual Teens & Screens study surveys U.S. adolescents about their media use and perspectives. This report, the fourth in the series, centers teen voices and helps support storytellers who would like to more accurately reflect adolescent development and different ages and stages.

            By the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA.

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              In Their Own Words: Young Voices on Mental Health and the Future

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              Mental Health | Youth Voice

              In Their Own Words: Young Voices on Mental Health and the Future

              Publication Year:  2025  

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              Developed in collaboration with 30 young people ages 13-24 across the US, this study examines what young people currently believe affects their mental health and well-being, their hopes and fears about the future, and their key sources of emotional and social support.

              By Hopelab.

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                Expanding Our Understanding of Evidence for Meaningful Participation

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                Philanthropic Practice | Youth Voice

                Expanding Our Understanding of Evidence for Meaningful Participation

                Publication Year:  2024  

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                This study aims to contribute to the much-needed evidence-base for participatory grantmaking by compiling existing evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of participatory approaches, in both social development initiatives and philanthropic practices.

                By Porticus and the Closer Than You Think Collective.

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                  Adolescents in California: Creating the Conditions for Thriving

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                  Adolescents | K-12 | Out-of-School Time | Science of Learning & Dev | SEL | Youth Voice

                  Adolescents in California: Creating the Conditions for Thriving

                  Publication Year:  2024  

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                  The Stuart Foundation shares an overview of California adolescents as learners, earners, creators and leaders—discussing how California is investing in adolescents, naming the key drivers of inequitable leaning outcomes and inviting everyone to join the conversation and collective effort to create the conditions for adolescents to thrive.

                  By the Stuart Foundation.

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                    Youth Voice Playbook

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                    Youth Voice

                    Youth Voice Playbook

                    Publication Year:  2024  

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                    The Center for Digital Thriving and partners Hopelab, Character Lab, and In Tandem release a new youth voice playbook—billed as an all-in-one guide to planning, recruitment, and activities for exploring young people’s perspectives and then making sense of what they’ve shared.

                    Hopelab also released case studies focused on youth engaged research.

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