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.

BY Kim Mohler, Sacramento YPCE

Approach

In America, the problem with our schools and workplaces is not so much that there is an achievement or productivity gap, it’s that there is an engagement gap.

About Us

“How can we find out who else is doing what we do?” “How can we do a better job of working together?” Learn about our team, how we came to be, and the conversations that triggered the formation of YDN.

Contact Us

Get in touch with us! Inquiries about services, resources for your organizations, speaking engagements, how to find us… All here!

YDN Musings: Too Dope Not To Share Tuesday

Geeking-Out

Florin Road Community Beautification

If you’ve taken a drive along Florin Road in Sacramento lately, you’re in for a visual feast. The vibrant murals that line the streets are a sight to behold….

Ear Candy

Stand Up by Cynthia Erivo

“Stand Up (From Harriet)” is a song performed by Cynthia Erivo for the biographical film “Harriet,” which tells the story of Harriet Tubman, an American abolitionist and political activist who escaped from slavery and subsequently rescued dozens of enslaved people through the Underground Railroad.

Praise Our Peeps

Sacramento Music Program That Gives Youth Safe Outlet for Expression

In August 2023, members of the Department of Sound participated in a 4-Day Youth Development Institute aimed at cultivating engaging and supportive environments for youth growth.

Tips & Tools

You Become What You Focus On

I stumbled upon this fascinating article that really struck a chord with me, and I think it might resonate with you too.

Words of Wisdom

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”