When Youth Thrive, We All Thrive
Alliance for Youth Thriving
The Alliance for Youth Thriving is committed to building more transformative learning ECOsystems where all youth thrive.
About Us
When Youth Thrive, We All Thrive
Young people have a powerful drive to thrive—but they need more fuel. All youth have potential, but too many lack the opportunities, relationships, and conditions to flourish, putting our democracy and economy at risk.
Our alliance of over 50 coalitions, campaigns, networks, and organizations is maximizing the success of efforts to develop community-wide, year-round pathways for youth and young adults by optimizing the people, places, possibilities, and systems across the learning ECOsystem.
Together, we work to strengthen ECOsystems where Every Connection is Optimized, by collaborating, sharing resources, and advocating for policies and practice that center youth well-being, learning, and thriving at every stage of their journey.
Our Goals
Just as we aim to optimize every connection in communities, we are also working to align and activate efforts nationally and at the state level.
RecentResources
- The path blazed by Karl Dennis — “Father of Wraparound”on July 30, 2025
Karl Dennis was a foundational thinker, key architect and persuasive advocate for wraparound services. The post The path blazed by Karl Dennis — “Father of Wraparound” appeared first on Youth Today.
- We don’t have to choose which adolescent challenge to tackle. They are all linked to the same five non-negotiables for optimizing development.on July 23, 2025
Direct interactions with youth need all five elements to optimize impact. The post We don’t have to choose which adolescent challenge to tackle. They are all linked to the same five non-negotiables for optimizing development. appeared first on Youth Today.
- Education and youth development are under attack: Now is the time to talk differently and act togetheron July 17, 2025
We have to build forward with a grounding in the evidence of what works. The post Education and youth development are under attack: Now is the time to talk differently and act together appeared first on Youth Today.
- Uniting in defense of the ecosystemon July 9, 2025
The Trump Administration abruptly announced that it's withholding ~$7 billion in federal education funding. The post Uniting in defense of the ecosystem appeared first on Youth Today.
- Can you legislate a collaborative, youth-centered vision of education? Iceland did.on June 25, 2025
Iceland passed the Wellbeing Act mandating that all youth-field professionals collaborate across sectors. The post Can you legislate a collaborative, youth-centered vision of education? Iceland did. appeared first on Youth Today.
Connection and co-regulation precede self-management: A common sense approach to learning, development and discipline
Selt-control is not built through discipline/punishment; but cultivated through relationship, trust, and co--regulation.
