New Haven, Connecticut
Overview
America’s Promise Alliance has recognized New Haven as one of its 100 Best Communities for Young People for the first time ever because of the community’s ability to come together to help address the challenges its young people face. Through collaboration, leadership, health and education initiatives, New Haven youth are being given the opportunity to engage in career development, community building and organizing. New Haven also works to provide opportunities for its youth to hear from inspirational leaders and mentors through direct interaction. Organizations in the community are working together to support youth, including the Youth Services Bureau and Citywide Youth Coalition which regularly collaborate on policies and programs that support young people. To help influence a higher college attendance rate, the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven helps the New Haven Promise program offer full scholarships to college for eligible students.
Community Programs
- The Youth Department is dedicated to supporting youth through academics, health, character, civic engagement, and more.
- New Haven’s Youth Services Bureau assists in the Citywide Youth Coalition by offering technical and coordination support to the programs and policies that help youth city services.
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Youth Rights Media is dedicated to urging youth to know, protect, and advance their rights through media and offer training in video media production.
- The Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven worked with a local high school football team to demolish the interior of a New Haven home as a volunteer project.
- The Youth Resident Leadership Program collaborates with youth, local nonprofits, national organizations, and private companies to support teens and youth in putting their future in perspective.
- The New Haven Asthma Initiative, started in 2002, conducts outreach and education through the Triggers Be Gone program, which is designed to help uninsured families and provides asthma management tools.
- The New Haven Promise initiative offers eligible students college scholarships, made possible by Yale University and The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.
Youth Voices
The Mayor’s "Youth at Work" initiative strives to instill in New Haven youth communication skills as well as technical skills, and also clarifies work values and future work preferences.
—Trevor
The Youth Leadership Program has changed my perspective for the future by seeing that there are people in my community who care about others.
—Michael