If you’re looking for advice on how to advance inclusion and justice in your school or community, here are resources that can help.
Foundational Concepts
Learn about the most important concepts underpinning YCD’s work and youth-led movements for inclusion and social justice.
Glossary and Definitions
Not sure what a word or phrase means? We’ve built a large glossary with student-friendly language to help.
Guides
YCD provides guides for how to start (or improve) a youth-led inclusion/justice club, icebreakers for youth, as well as sample workshop guides of activities you can do within your chapter — all for free!
Speakers Bureau
Looking for a workshop presenter, keynote speaker, or students to speak at your upcoming event? Leverage YCD’s deep connections and network to find a good fit.
Conflict Resolution
We provide young people with strategies to peacefully and effectively address and resolve conflicts with friends, family, peers and others.
Disability Justice and Youth
We build understanding, empathy and connections between disabled youth and their peers to envision a world without ableism.
Economic Justice
We educate young people on economic inequality; strategies and resources to address these challenges; and their role in creating economic justice for all.
Gender Justice and Equity
We support young people leading the way in abolishing gender stereotypes, advancing gender equity, and creating a world free of misogyny.
Immigrant and Refugee Youth
We help students engage with immigrant and refugee peers, break down stereotypes, and create welcoming spaces for everyone in our schools and communities.
Inclusive Sports and Activities
We support student athletes and activity participants making their teams and groups inclusive and welcoming for everyone’s benefit.
Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation
We empower and connect young people to speak and work across religious traditions to build community and advance social justice.
LGBTQ+ Youth
We affirm everyone’s right to love whomever they love, and to make schools safe for all identities, especially LGBTQ youth.
Mental Wellness and Healthy Relationships
We support teens building healthy relationships and combating suicide, anxiety, stress and other challenges so that young people can focus on achieving in school.
Racial Justice and Anti-Racism
We challenge young people to recognize the impact of race and racism on American culture while also envisioning a future without racism.
Student Activism
We provide young people with training and tools to build coalitions, call out injustice, and actively work for positive social change.
Teaching for Equity and Social Justice
We train educators to play a critical support role for students learning about and addressing inequity and injustice, both in and out of the classroom.
