About Creative Youth DevelopmentThe CYD Funders Forum created a joint statement, articulating that, “Creative Youth Development provides holistic support that addresses the complexity of challenges currently facing young people and illuminates pathways to personal achievement, academic success, and artistic mastery. Intersectional in their approach, CYD organizations intentionally and explicitly nurture youth leadership, center racial equity, and catalyze systems change in collaboration with the communities they serve.”
Creative Youth Development is a commitment to supporting young people’s stories, ideas, and dreams through creative expression and honoring their lived experience. Whether using the arts, humanities or sciences in such programs, certain principles/ values are essential in any CYD program. The Core Principles of CYD work:
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