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The Anchorage Youth Development Coalition (AYDC) supports youth-serving organizations through advocacy, resources, networking, and training so all Anchorage youth thrive. We’re a broad and inclusive coalition of over 60 youth-serving organizations, businesses, and individuals working to create shared community practices around professional youth work.
Transformative professional learning for youth development staff and leaders.
Achieving better outcomes for youth through continuous improvement.
Youth’s perception they are respected, trusted, supported, valued by others, and able to make a difference in their community.
May 10, 2018 – For Immediate Release from Center for Safe Alaskans To view all Anchorage Safe Community accreditations, click here: 1998 Anchorage Safe Community
Community in Unity: Youth Perspectives By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – December 12, 2017 What’s it like to be a young person today? What challenges do they
Prevention starts with empowering our youth
“Youth development is the purest form of prevention. Safe Alaskans is leading the way.”
– Michael Kerosky, Leadership Team Member, ex officio
Building a professional community of youth workers
“AYDC is a hub for youth-serving agencies, from line-workers to directors, to share their successes, learn new approaches, and to collaborate on innovative solutions.”
– Lee Post, AYDC Leadership Team Member
All of Anchorage's youth thrive.
Promote and integrate strength-based strategies through advocacy, resources, networking, and training to ensure that all Anchorage youth thrive.
Advance positive youth development.
Strengths-Based
We focus on individual, family, and community strengths and potential, this includes increasing protective factors and developmental assets.
Data-Driven
Data is a driving factor in our decisions. Our priorities and actions are informed by and focused on producing measurable results and effective solutions.
Collaborative
We network and build relationships that improve informal and formal support systems for youth through meaningful community participation and the sharing of ideas and resources. “We do together what we cannot do alone.”
Innovative
We are committed to building a coalition that welcomes and celebrates diverse perspectives, individuals and organizations. We value and seek to involve youth in the coalition and community.
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