Center for Safe Alaskans and the Anchorage Youth Development Coalition care about the wellbeing of our community. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect you and the safety of our staff, partners, and clients, our offices are temporarily closed. All AYDC meetings are currently being held in a virtual format. For more details, we’d like to invite you to keep up by subscribing to the AYDC weekly update, where virtual meeting information is available. You can also contact us by email at aydc@safealaskans.org.
Be well and stay safe.
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The Anchorage Youth Development Coalition supports organizations to advance positive youth development. Become a contributing coalition member to build a community of professional youth work for all young people.
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.
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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.”
Inclusive
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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4241 B Street, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 929-3939
E-mail: info@safealaskans.org
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