Youth/Adult Partnerships

The YMCA has a vision of youth and adults working together as catalysts for positive community change, and each person contributing equally in learning, listening, and growing. When teens and adults work together, everyone benefits: it can broaden experience, wisdom, energy, and enthusiasm. The civic metric can be used as a tool for opening up conversation between youth and adults about youth members’ interests, experiences, and ideas. From that information sharing, youth and adults can work together to intentionally and thoughtfully build partnerships and provide youth with meaningful opportunities and roles.al growth and mutual benefit--make sure you can offer something (energy, time, skill, or money) and be sure to recieve something in return.

Some resources for further exploration include:

YMCA Teen-Adult Partnership Guide on www.ymcaexchange.org