YouthRoots empowers young people to use their Voice, Insight, and Data to lead change through leadership, research, and philanthropy, turning lived experience into lasting impact.
YouthRoots equips young people to lead, generate insight, and influence the decisions that impact their lives. Through youth-powered approaches like The YouthScan project, we surface real-time perspectives from young people, often identifying community needs years before systems respond.
Founded in 2010, YouthRoots bridges the gap between youth voice and decision-making through two interconnected areas: Leadership and Voice & Insight, creating a powerful cycle from youth-driven data to meaningful community action. Leadership and Voice & Insight, creating a full cycle from research to community action.
These two areas create a full cycle, from youth data to real community action.
Three programs taking youth from research to real grantmaking and community action.
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Three programs that gather youth perspectives and share them with educators, funders, and policymakers.
Explore Voice & Insight →Your support empowers youth to lead, give, and drive change in their communities.