The Extension Center for Youth Development

The Extension Center for Youth Development is a catalyst, resource and advocate to ensure high quality community opportunities for all young people to learn, lead and contribute The backbone of positive youth development programs is research. The Extension Center for Youth Development conducts and shares out-of-school time research and evaluation with policy makers, stakeholders, program leaders, decision makers and researchers to address important issues related to the field of youth development. We deliver: Original research of our own, and in partnership with others Evaluation studies to measure effectiveness and outcomes Public symposia, both traditional and online, presenting important youth development research and ideas Networking with youth development organizations in Minnesota, the United States and around the world