YOUTH. DESIGN. AGENCY.

Empowering youth through STEAM education, YDC believes every young person has a superpower. We create brave spaces for youth to explore and examine their talents and their contribution to the world.

Our MISSION

Youth Design Center is the first non-profit, youth-led creative agency and innovation hub in East Brooklyn, working with disconnected youth, to lower their barriers to entry to the STEAM professions and increasing their experience in the innovation economy.

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Civic
Engagement

Civic engagement is a core component of YDC programming. Our youth make a difference in the civic life of their community, developing knowledge, skills, and values through activism, environmentalism, and community service.

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youth
training

Youth Design Center (YDC) offers a rigorous curriculum in STEAM coupled with opportunities for development as independent thinkers through our creative agency. We prepare young people to excel and establish career and educational goals.

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Creative
agency

Youth apprentices collaborate with mentors to inspire a range of creative solutions to meet client needs. Each project provides relevant work experience and builds a portfolio of work that makes them more competitive in the job marketplace.

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Stats

We’re closing the inexperience gap while preparing young people for the future of work

130

Portfolios
Created

924

youth engaged

$236K+

distributed to Alumni Freelancers

what they say about us

We asked our alumni, partners and clients about their experience with us. Here’s what they had to say:

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Mallory Thatch

Youth Design Center is a wonderful community partner and consultant to work with. I have utilized their design and community engagement services on more than one occasion. Not only are timely and communicative, their work is always top of the line and community driven. The Youth Design Center is an invaluable organization and I look forward to working with them again soon.

Jodi-Ann Harrison

I learned how to design and liked how informative the lessons we learn are. It changed my perspective of things in a way that many others who have not experienced this program would relate.. I recommend this program to all youth.

RAYSHAL DE RIGGS

Thank you for your support! Thank you for these opportunities, it’s really beneficial to my life. I really appreciate these programs because it helps me unlock skills that I thought I never had. The instructors were helpful and understanding!