Youth Opportunity Navigator
Activate the power of supportive relationships.
All young people have the potential to thrive when they are connected to opportunities and supported by meaningful relationships. Research shows that strong social capital—the resources that arise from a web of supportive relationships—is linked with greater academic achievement, career readiness, access to internships and job opportunities, and progress toward education and career goals. The Youth Opportunity Navigator is an exciting new tool that equips organizations and practitioners with the timely, data-driven insights and practical solutions needed to lift up youth voice, enhance social capital, and foster an improvement mindset.
Understand the strengths and needs of the youth you serve.
Connect to data-driven insights and solutions to improve impact.
Champion youth by empowering them to build a web of supportive relationships.
Opportunities Powered by Relationships
Key Features of the Youth Opportunity Navigator
Developed in close collaboration with practitioners and responsive to the needs of young people, the Youth Opportunity Navigator offers:
Customizable Surveys: A consistent approach for collecting and interacting with data that supports you in translating insights into concrete action—at the organizational, programmatic, and practice levels.
Interactive Dashboards: Reliable measures and analytical dashboards to track young people’s ongoing perceptions and needs.
Guided Action Planning: A framework to help you set clear, achievable goals and outline specific steps for implementing change at both the practitioner and organizational levels.
Go-To Resources: A convenient hub for tools, templates, and guides that support each stage of the improvement journey.
Our Improvement Journey
The Youth Opportunity Navigator supports improvement efforts by offering users a four-step approach to track and understand young people’s perceptions, evaluate organizational effectiveness and understand what’s working, while also making adjustments that accelerate youth development and the formation of supportive relationships.
Prepare. Help your organization and the young people you serve understand the importance of social capital.
Implement. Collect data to better understand the current state of youth social capital within your organization.
Reflect. Make sense of and reflect on your social capital data findings.
Act. Start taking action by integrating your findings into an Action Plan that’s custom-fit to your needs.
JOIN THE JOURNEY