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Positive Youth Development is a framework of care that attempts to engage directly with youth in their communities.  PYD seeks to create productive, constructive engagements that recognize and complement a youth’s strengths, with the aim of providing more positive outcomes for them. 

To learn more about PYD, visit the following link: 

https://youth.gov/youth-topics/positive-youth-development 

To see how one organization is implementing PYD, visit the following link: 

https://acnj.org/positive-youth-development/ 

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