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.
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 coalitions, campaigns, networks, and field leaders 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 system.
Together, we work to strengthen ECOsystems where Every Connection is Optimized, by collaborating, sharing resources, and advocating for policies and practices that center youth well-being, learning, and thriving at every stage of their journey.
Our Commitments
Just as we aim to optimize connections across local ecosystems, Alliance members also work to spark deeper collaboration across future-forging networks and initiatives at the national and state level.
Through this coalition of coalitions, we are working together to:
Recent Resources
Alliance members are regular contributors to and promoters of Youth Today under the When Youth Thrive We All Thrive banner.
on September 11, 2025A father of trans youth uses his experiences to highlight the trust-based, youth-centered approach our communities need to help all young people thrive. The post What my trans daughters are teaching me about leadership appeared first on Youth Today.
on September 4, 2025How can we look for ways to expand or deepen youth-adult relationships? The post Unexpected mentors: Every new positive connection really does count appeared first on Youth Today.
on August 28, 2025The SAFE programs had significant effects in almost every outcome area. The post Weissberg and Durlak’s 18-year-old S.A.F.E model is a sure bet for our current workforce challenges appeared first on Youth Today.
on August 21, 2025Karen Pittman talks with Michael Smith about building pathways to success for opportunity youth. The post Q&A: Why the former CEO of AmeriCorps is excited about heading an organization he had never heard of appeared first on Youth Today.
on August 7, 2025Communities are intertwined and organic, blending funding into a web of community supports. The post Shared advocacy and sustainable financing: Making a “big picture” case for community supports appeared first on Youth Today.
