Center for Youth Futures

The affiliates of the Center for Youth futures aim to spark youth interest and build academic skills for post-secondary success by creating opportunities to be on campus, engage with research and industry, and interact with career and college mentors.

We collaborate strategically and purposefully with community and University partners for the greatest impact.  Our programs are linked to span grades 4 to 12.  Each program builds student academic understanding, emotional intelligence, and provides education and career pathway information. Through one-day, week-long, annual, and multi-year experiences, affiliate programs within the Center for Youth Futures offer youth a picture of what’s possible for their future.

The Center for Youth Futures ensures programs are focused on outcomes and track progress. Collectively, the Center for Youth Futures substantively serves over a thousand youth in formal and informal educational settings in the Greater Cincinnati region.

Some impacts to highlight:

• 96% of youth participants progress successfully to the next grade; graduate high school on time.

• At least 1 in 5 youth participants in high school programming enroll at UC.

• Over 40 community partners from across informal education, business, community organizations, and government work collectively for youth futures.

• Over 100 pre-service and current teachers take advantage of professional development opportunities annually.

• Bearcats Academy 
• Breakthrough Cincinnati - UC 
• Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative 
• UC SW Ohio Science and Engineering Expo 
• Upward Bound

Partners: Breakthrough Collaborative, GEAR UP, Federal TRIO Programs, 1819 Innovation Hub,  OSLN, NKU CINSAM, Ohio Academy of Science, MakerUSA, Believe in Ohio, Advanced Manufacturing Industry Partnership, Makers and Mentors Network, Center for Public Engagement with Science, etc.

Investors: US Department of Education, Ohio Department of Education, P&G, Duke Energy foundation, University of Cincinnati, Breakthrough Cincinnati, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Haile Foundation, R.C. Durr Foundation, Dater Foundation, Jergens Foundation, GE Aerospace Community Service Funds, as well as individual donors.

Please consider volunteering, donating, or partnering with the Center for Youth Futures.

Contact:

Dr. Tiffany Dolder-Holland, Co-Director, Center for Youth Futures 

Sean Kelley, Co-Director, Center for Youth Futures 

Orville McDonald, Co-Director, Center for Youth Futures 

The University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology sponsors the Center for Youth Futures, providing resources so programs can effectively and efficiently deliver their services and expand their impact.