Last week, 135 members of San Diego’s leading creative youth development organizations gathered at The San Diego Foundation to attend the San Diego Creative Youth Development (CYD) Summit.
The summit, sponsored by The San Diego Foundation and The Wallace Foundation, was the region’s first cross-sector convening focused on the potential for community programs, afterschool programs and workforce development to reach the community’s goals through inclusion of arts and humanities.
Keynote speakers included Denise Montgomery, co-author of The Wallace Foundation’s novel Something to Say report, and Bill Strickland, MacArthur Fellowship winner and founder of Pittsburgh’s influential Manchester Bidwell Corporation.
The summit also held 10 different breakout sessions for attendees. Ninety-eight percent of survey participants say they gained knowledge from the summit and would attend a similar event and/or recommend a similar event to a colleague.
One question was posed to attendees: What three take-home action items are you committed to help progressing through your networks?
The following is a list of the top 10 responses:
During the summit, Bill Strickland spoke about the positive impact an environment can have in a student’s life. He said “Environment drives behavior. Beautiful environments create beautiful kids. Prisons create prisoners.”
To learn more about Strickland’s personal influence in creative youth development, the success of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation and his teaching philosophies, watch his speech today.
On August 9, 2022, we awarded $838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants to 24 nonprofit organizations that offer equitable access to outdoor spaces in San Diego County.
“San Diego Foundation is proud to once again support its partners committed to increasing community-driven efforts to enhance accessible outdoor space, encourage youth to learn more through hands-on education and create the next generation of environmental stewards in the San Diego region,” said Christiana DeBenedict, SDF Director of Environment Initiatives.
This year’s grantees will help address these inequities and enhance access to the outdoors throughout San Diego County.
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