Myth: Youth are the problem, adults need to be the solution.

Fact: The problems youth in the United States are facing – inadequate education, violence, abuse, addiction, homelessness, and limited futures – are problems that most people assume adults will fix for them. Throughout our Fellows, you will meet people who think differently about youth. They see youth as a resource for themselves and they have set out to engage youth on their own behalf – giving them training, skills, and access to a different future. The solutions range from venture capital firms investing in businesses created by high school youth to programs that provide the life skills that foster kids need to face life on their own at age 18; 8 years before most kids stop receiving support from their families. They connect youth to profitable business and encourage them to co-create the environments they need at school and in their communities. They are helping youth create the futures they seek, thus changing their trajectory and that of every member of their family for every succeeding generation.

US Fellows in the Field of Learning /Youth Development:

• Rafael Alvarez - Genesys Works
• Molly Barker - Girls on the Run
• Charles Best - DonorsChoose
• Tyrone Bledsoe - Student African American Brotherhood
• David Castro - I-Lead
• Gerald Chertavian - Year Up
• Angela Coleman - Sisterhood Agenda
  
• Eric Dawson - Peace Games
• David Domenici - See Forever Fund / Maya Angelou Public Charter School
• Mike Feinberg - KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program)
• José Pablo Fernandez - CCA Alliance
• Kristin Hayden - OneWorld Now!
• Matthew Johnson - Strive Media Institute
• Temp Keller - RISE (Resources for Indepensable Schools and Education)
• Wendy Kopp - Teach for America & Teach for All
• Betsy Krebs - Youth Advocacy Center
• Dave Levin - KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program
• Aleta Margolis - Center for Inspired Teaching
  
• Jim McCorkell - Admission Possible
  
• Michael McCullough - QuestBridge
• Suzanne McKechnie Klahr - BUILD (Business United in Investing, Leading, and Development)
• Robert Moses - The Algebra Project
• Charlie Murphy - Power of Hope
• Earl Phalen - BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
• Terrie Rose - Baby's Space
• Larry Rosenstock - High tech High Community
• J.B. Schramm - College Summit
  
• Don Shalvey - Aspire Public Schools
• Elizabeth Stock - Computers for Youth
• Dorothy Stoneman - YouthBuild
• Herb Sturz - The After-School Corporation
• Jim Thompson - Positive Coaching Alliance
  
• Jill Vialet - Sports4Kids
  
• Raj Vinnakota - The SEED Foundation