CVS Pharmacy

Republic Bank

Kentucky Center for School Safety

Kosair Children’s Hospital

Toyota Motor Manufacturing

U.K. Healthcare

BB&T Insurance Services

Caesars Indiana

Cave Country Adventures

Cheap Self Storage

Cincinnati Reds

Cumberland River Comprehensive Care

Delta Dental

Diamond Caverns

Dinosaur World

General Electric

Harper Industries

Jimmie Johnson Foundation

Kentucky Dept of Education

The Kentucky Speedway

The Kentucky Standard

Kentucky State Resort Parks

Lafayette Golf Club

Lost River Cave & Valley

The Louisville Bats

Louisville Glassworks

The Louisville Science Center

Muhammad Ali Center

Newport Aquarium

Our Lady of Peace, a service of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Health Care

Ryan Newman Motorsports

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom

Southwest Airlines

The Speed Art Museum

Tempur-pedic International

The Walt Disney Company

Yahoo!

Connecting Resources and Support for Kentucky’s Youth
The Kentucky Youth Development Partnership (KYDP), formed in 2001, is a federally funded initiative of Kentucky Child Now and UK, CES, 4-H/Youth Development. It is a public/private coalition of more than twenty-five state and local youth-serving organizations who are dedicated to helping young people reach their full potential.

The Partnership aims to foster collaboration of youth services and to promote positive youth development by connecting the diverse youth development sectors (Workforce, Health, Juvenile Justice, Education, Social Services, Government, Non-profit) and communities to increase capacity, better utilize existing resources and increase awareness of the role of positive youth development and its tenants.

Our Purpose:
To foster collaboration of youth services at the state and local level and promote positive youth development.

Our Vision:
Youth are respected, valued, and have access to the resources, opportunities and support they need to be healthy and successful.

Desired Results for the Partnership:

• Youth Involvement: Youth are involved in the planning, governance, assessment, and delivery of youth policy and services.
• Awareness: Youth, families and communities have knowledge of positive youth development and the skills and ability to build healthy and successful youth.
• Network of Support: Youth support system will have the support of a statewide network to facilitate coordination, collaboration, and communication.
• Capacity Building: Youth support system will have access to training, technical assistance, and resources to support and implement the youth development approach.
• Policy: Kentucky will adopt state-level youth development policies based on the youth development approach.

Funding:
The Kentucky Youth Development Partnership is one of nine states that receive funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families www.acf.hhs.gov, Family Youth Services Bureau, Positive Youth Development State and Local Collaboration Demonstration Project. The project is administered in Kentucky by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service 4-H Youth Development Programs www.ca.uky.edu. The KYDP also receives in-kind support from Kentucky Child Now and partner agencies, and funding for programs from the Western Kentucky University www.wku.edu Spotlight Youth.
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Partners:
University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, 4-H Youth Development Program
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
Volunteers of America
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services
Community Collaboration for Children
Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism & Service
Partners for Youth Foundation
Office of Family Resource and Youth Service Centers
Kentucky Office of School-to-Work
Cabinet for Health and Family Services Division of Adolescent Health
Girl Scouts Wilderness Road Council
Metro Group Homes, Inc.
The Brighten Center
YMCA Safe Place Services
Education Cabinet, Department of Training & Re-Employment
KY Dept of ED Division of Early Childhood Development
KY Dept of ED Division for Student, Family and Community Services
KY Center for School Safety
KY Youth Advocates
KY YMCA Youth Association
KY Division of Substance Abuse
The KY Secretary of State’s Office
The KY Administrative Office of the Courts Juvenile Services
The University of Kentucky Adolescent Health Center
The KY Agency for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Policy

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