The child and youth-serving sector can’t do it alone. That’s why we’re here.
Youth Catalytics strengthens public and private agencies, coalitions, schools, and communities across the country through organizational planning and sustainability, professional development, research and program evaluation.
Our Mission
To advance and inspire the youth services sector by originating, gathering, and disseminating new knowledge, innovative practices, and courageous leadership.
Our Services
Our services are organized into three interconnected divisions.
“Having grown up in a broken foster care system I wanted to change that experience for others, which is why I created Think of Us. I was only able to get there because Youth Catalytics not only fiscally sponsored us for the first two years, but coached me through our first hire, first federal grant, and even our first White House event.”
— Sixto Cancel, CEO of Think of Us
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The number of professionals who attended trainings led by Youth Catalytics and NCSSLE in 2024.
Approximately 25% of school age children in the U.S. had at least one immigrant parent at home in 2024.
The amount of multi-year grant funding Youth Catalytics secured for youth programs in 2024.
Our next Insights from the Field podcast is part two of our conversation with Erin Walsh, a parent, speaker, co-founder of Spark & Stitch Institute and author of the book It’s Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence. In this conversation, Erin leads a discussion with a 13-year-old middle schooler on ways to address cyber bullying, how he feels about cellphones in schools, and how we can develop better guardrails for kids online.