Events
Upcoming EVENTS
Ready, Set, Summer!
Date: May 18th
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Get ready to launch your summer program with confidence, clarity, and a whole lot of energy! In this interactive and engaging workshop, we'll explore what strong, impactful summer programming really looks like and how you can bring that vision to life for the young people you serve.
Ask. Listen. Create.
This interactive workshop introduces Ask, Listen, Create, a model to a creative approach to co-designing programming with youth input and imagination at the center.
The Youth Development Communications Lab
In this playful, strategy-driven session, participants will assess their organization’s brand through clarity, tone, and connection.
CONVENINGS
YDRC convenings bring together youth development leaders across Metro Detroit to connect, learn, and align around shared goals. These gatherings create space for collaboration, reflection, and collective action to strengthen the youth development ecosystem.
YDRC Spring Summit
May 7, 2026
Mary Grove Conservancy
YDRC’s annual Spring Summit brings together 200+ youth development leaders for a day of workshops, conversations, and collaboration. The summit creates space to share best practices, build connections, and advance collective impact across the region.