Center for Youth Development and Policy Reserarch
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Welcome to the AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research.

The Center is a national capactiy-building intermediary seeking to create and strengthen the infrastructures that support the positive development of all youth.
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Communityl Youth Mapping
 
CYM is a process of the AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research (the Center).To date, over 100 sites from around the country and 3 international sites have committed to the CYM process. As a result of our work over the past seven years, the Center has created a CYM Guide and Toolkit and a national Community Youth Mapping web site to serve local communities.
 
 
Promising Practices in After-School
 
The goal of the Promising Practices in After School Initiative is to increase the quality and quantity of after-school programs by identifying and promoting organizational and interpersonal practices that support social, emotional, cognitive, physical and cultural outcomes for school-age children and youth. [More]
 
 
Transformational Education
 
Transformational Education (TED) is a comprehensive educational approach that creates an environment which appreciates the strengths and talents and develops the potential of adolescents by responding to the needs of young adults who are not well-served by traditional public schools.
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