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.
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