We exist to ensure everyone is valued for who they are and encouraged to become their best.

YDN offers customized development solutions to educational and business organizations so they can create a culture where people are encouraged to become their best.

Organizational Development

In a changing world, our Organizational Development offerings assist in designing strengths-based cultures that reach greater outcomes.

Youth Development Approach

A process by which all young people seek ways to meet their basic physical and social needs and to build competencies (knowledge and skills) necessary to succeed in adolescence and adulthood.

Business & Government Resources

Whether you are a government agency or business the principles of Human Development, greatly impact your organization and the individuals you serve and work with. In the many years that YDN has operated we have created trainings that can help you identify areas of growth in staff to staff relationships, skill and strengths development, and organizational culture and climate.

Education & Nonprofit Resources

Whether you are running an after-school program for elementary school students or a non-profit organization serving thousands, the principles of Youth Development, and Human Development, greatly impact your organization and the individuals you serve and work with. In the many years that YDN has operated we have created trainings that can help you identify areas of growth in staff to staff relationships, skill and strengths development, and organizational culture and climate.

Podcast

Season 7 Episode 70: Dr. Addie Ellis

To close out our season of stellar Youth Developers and Change Makers we’re joined by Dr. Addie Ellis, author of the book Black Butterfly: Essays on isms and lived experiences in a race-centric nation and the call to action. Dr. Ellis walks us through the three…

Latin X Leadership

Latin X Leadership is a program designed for members of the Latino/Hispanic/ Latinx Community and those who recognize the importance of this demographic to the future of the Sacramento Region. The goal of the Program is to build leadership capacity within the Community in order to prepare and empower.

YDN—thank you for always being there to guide and support us in our journey to provide high quality youth and staff experiences.

“We’re so much more alike than we are different. At the core of it all, we’re all feeling the same feelings of fear and sadness and loneliness and happiness and love.”

We exist to ensure everyone is valued for who they are and encouraged to become their best.

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Season 7 Episode 70: Dr. Addie Ellis

Latin X Leadership

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