Our Vision

DYCD strives to improve the quality of life of New Yorkers by collaborating with local organizations and investing in the talents and assets of communities to help them, develop, grow and thrive. DYCD supports New York City youth and their families by funding a wide range of high-quality youth and community development programs, including: 

After School Programs

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Educational Services

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Housing
Support

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Family
Support

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Jobs and Internships

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Community Services

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Immigrant
Services

To learn more about DYCD and its funded services visit: discoverDYCD.dycdconnect.nyc

Strategic Partnerships at DYCD

This Toolkit was created to help DYCD providers build deep, effective, and lasting partnerships with their current and future partners. The Toolkit has been developed as a living document, with exercises and tools that you can apply to start, grow, and strengthen your partnerships. Within this toolkit, you’ll find information and resources that will help you:

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Increase your knowledge and skills in creating effective partnerships

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Build your ability to assess readiness and capacity to partner

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Make the shift from competition to cooperation and collaboration

The 5 Building Blocks of Strategic Partnerships

This toolkit approaches building successful strategic partnership through five core building blocks: You can access all the building blocks and the tools independently or go through each building block in order:
  1. TRUST
  2. PARTNERSHIP READINESS
  3. VISION, GOALS, AND OUTCOMES
  4. PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
  5. EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Diagram of the 5 building blocks of strategic partnerships