Amplifying the Youth Perspective.
January, 2026
Youth Catalytics has been listening to and learning from young people for decades.
Indeed, our 2020-25 Strategic Plan named amplifying the youth perspective as one of our sustained commitments. In this post we are highlighting some of our best work over the years, soliciting the voices of young people about the complexity of their lives. And of course, we recognize that growing up today, even in the best of circumstances, is incredibly challenging. So, we share these timeless resources because if you are in the business of helping young people navigate their lives, you will find some guidance here.
Youth Mapping
Youth Mapping is a youth-driven community mapping process that leads young people in exploring and learning about resources in their communities.
Youth Mapping in Vermont; putting the process to work in the real world.
Homeless Youth
How to estimate the number of homeless youth in your community.
Homeless Youth Estimation Project in Connecticut.
Early Sexualization Research
What are We Doing to Girls? An in-depth report on the phenomenon regarding the early sexualization of young girls and how communities are responding.
Pandemic Youth
The Foresight Initiative: Our comprehensive 2021-23 project on the youth experience during the pandemic incorporating survey findings, conversations with youth and leaders in youth work, and other research.
Post-pandemic insights and takeaways.
Hearing from Youth
Our podcast with two young leaders on the Youth Advisory Board for the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence about their design and launch of the Triumph Over Trauma campaign.
Our podcast with Erin Walsh, a parent, speaker, author, and co-founder of Spark & Stitch Institute, in conversation with a teen boy on tech and the teen brain.
Three reports with youth in rural Vermont on what they want and need to be happy and successful.