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youthCONNECT
Overview
youthCONNECT is a transformative network of nonprofit organizations in the National Capital Region working together over a five-year period to improve the education, employment, and healthy behavior outcomes of 20,000 low-income youth, ages 14–24.
Promising practices used in the collaboration include:
- Promoting Teamwork
- Collaboratively Identifying Goals
- Using a Common Outcomes Framework
- Collaborating in One Place
- Preparing for Sustainability
The collaboration has learned the following lessons during its work:
- Being a “Symphony Conductor”
- Setting Up a Feedback Loop
- Taking Time to Build Relationships
- Promoting Systems Thinking
