WHAT IS THE YDI?
Youth Development Institute (YDI) was created to help youth-serving organizations improve their programs by incorporating evidence-based youth development practices.

YDI provides teams a powerful and interactive learning and training experience as a way to launch organizational change with the goal of aligning practices with youth development principles, building staff and agency capacity and professionalizing the youth development field. 

Who Would Benefit from Attending?
The YDI curriculum was developed by the Community Network for Youth Development (CNYD) as part of the national Building Exemplary Systems for Training Initiative and will be presented by Youth Development Network, the leading resource on the youth development approach.

Through the YDI participating organizations and staff will:

• Develop new professional skills and abilities using research-based practices.

• Connect with a professional community of youth developers.

• Receive resource materials and assessment information to develop an organizational plan to help agencies better align with youth development practices.

• Select participating organizations can purchase up to 10 hours of on-site coaching assistance to build staff and agency capacities to apply concepts and lessons learned through YDI.

Sacramento County Office of Education - Youth Development Network Partnership 
 Youth Development Institute
 
Online application below may be completed and submitted 
(this is a real-time application with no save option)
or 
Yolo Youth Development Institute Application
Please provide the following information and as a team answer the following questions.
Name of Organization *
Street Address *
City *
State *
Zip Code *
Phone # *
Name of Organization's Chief Executive *
E-mail Address *
Contact Person for Application *
Phone # *
Fax # *
E-mail Address *
FTE *
Annual Operating Budget *
Ages of Youth Served *
Number of Youth Served Per Year *
Tax ID *
YDI Program Fee *



Other Description *
Organizations will be invoiced directly for the team participation fee.   Please note here if additional contract arrangements are needed to support your District or organizations participation.
Fiscal Details *
NARRATIVE - Complete the following:
1. List persons by name and title that are included in your team and why these staff members were selected to participate in the YDI application process.
Participating Staff (team of 4 to 6) *
2. Provide organization's mission and a brief description of programs. Describe the population of youth served. How does positive youth development or strengths-based development fit into your mission?
Mission and Description *
3. What experience has your organization had in receiving training on, or implementing, positive youth development or strengths-based practices and principles? What challenges have you faced? What has gone well?
Experience Description *
4. What outcomes do you expect for your staff and organization as a result of participating in the YDI?
Outcomes Description *
5. Why does your organization want to participate in the YDI?
Why Description *
Is your organization interested in coaching following the YDI *

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE - Authorized Signer

By clicking the "Submit Form" button below, I understand the expectations of participating organizations and staff that the YDI requires and my organization can commit to these expectations.

By placing your name in the box below as the Authorized Signer, it will be honored as an online signature accepting commitments to the program expectations.

For further inquiries regarding the Youth Development Institute, please contact Eric Banh, Program Associate at (916) 566-1652.
Authorized Signer Online Signature *

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