Youth Design Inc

YOUTH DESIGN IS A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL 24-MONTH PROGRAM THAT SPANS 2 SUMMERS AND THE 2 ACADEMIC YEARS BETWEEN. THE SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM PROVIDES 2 CONCURRENT SUMMERS OF PAID EMPLOYMENT. DURING SUMMER #1, THE STUDENTS ARE PAID TO TAKE A DUAL-CREDIT "INTRODUCTORY TO GRAPHIC DESIGN" COURSE DESIGNED BY YOUTH DESIGN'S EDUCATION CONSULTANT (ALSO A PROFESSOR AT MASSART) AND ATTEND PROFESSIONAL DESIGN WORKSHOPS WITH LEADING DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. DURING SUMMER #2, THE STUDENTS ARE PLACED IN PAID INTERNSHIPS AT FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL DESIGN FIRMS, AGENCIES, AND IN-HOUSE CREATIVE DEPARTMENTS, SOME AT NPO'S AS WELL. THE 2-SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS ARE ALSO COUPLED WITH ROBUST ONLINE RESOURCES AND SCHOOL YEAR CURRICULA, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC, CULTURAL AND DESIGN RELATED ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT BOSTON. THE GOALS OF YOUTH DESIGN'S 24-MONTH PROGRAM INCLUDE: TARGETING A DIVERSE CADRE OF YOUTH IN TERMS OF RACE/ETHNICITY, SOCIOECONOMIC AND URBAN SCHOOLS; DEVELOPING 1:1 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DESIGN MENTORS; ACCOMPANYING, SUPPORTING AND COMMITTING RESOURCES TO ENSURE A 100% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE AND MATRICULATIONS TO COLLEGE; AND INSPIRING AND ADVOCATING FOR THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE DESIGN INDUSTRY THAT WILL BETTER SERVE A NATION WHOSE SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS REQUIRES A MORE ROBUST AND DIVERSE LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE ECONOMIC WORKFORCE.DURING 2017, STUDENT SPONSORSHIP TOTALING $40,559 WAS MADE TO ONE ORGANIZATION IN SUPPORT OF SUMMER INTERNSHIP COSTS. NO STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED IN 2017.