About the Center for Creative Youth Development

The Clare Rose Center for Creative Youth Development is a Philanthropic Intermediary that leverages leadership, operational, and funding support from the Clare Rose Foundation and peer funding partners to support Capacity and Field Building initiatives that strengthen Creative Youth Development.

We connect stakeholders with resources, relationships, and opportunities that support a thriving CYD field. We envision a strong, well-resourced, and connected Creative Youth Development field that is accessible to and meets the needs of all young people.

The Center occupies a unique point of intersection to bring the field of Creative Youth Development together. Through our relationships with other foundations and philanthropists and our partnerships with organizations doing CYD work in their communities, we’re able to connect well-resourced funders with small, community-based CYD programs and projects that might not otherwise meet. We make these connections through convenings for the field, regranting and pooled funds, advocacy and storytelling, and more.