The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY), a 40-year old affinity group, is a coalition of the National Assembly member organizations that have a significant interest in youth development. Members of NCY include more than 50 national, non-profit, youth development organizations that collectively serve more than 40 million young people; employ over 100,000 paid staff; utilize more than six million volunteers; and have a physical presence in virtually every community in America.

Its mission is to provide a united voice as advocates for youth to improve the conditions of young people in America, and to help young people reach their full potential.

Collectively, the member organizations of the National Collaboration for Youth

Serve more than 40 million young people
Employ over 100,000 paid staff
Utilize more than six million volunteers
Have a physical presence in virtually every community in America

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New Youth Development Master’s Program - The University of Illinois at Chicago has launched a new Master's of Education program in Youth Development. The purpose of the program is to prepare individuals to work with young people in realizing their full potential as human beings and citizens. The curriculum has been designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills they need to create and administer programs that support youth in meeting the challenges of developing their emotional, physical, social and intellectual selves and in gaining a voice and place in society.

The program is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2008 cohort of students. We are specifically interested in individuals who aspire to or currently work with youth in urban contexts. Questions can be answered by Stacey Horn, program coordinator, at sshorn@uic.edu; Allison Tingwall, program assistant, at atingwall@gmail.com or Ana Valenta, M.Ed. Advisor at agarci5@uic.edu.