ABOUT THE TRUST

The DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (the Trust) is the primary resource for developing partnerships that expand and improve services and opportunities for children and youth in the District of Columbia, especially during their time out of school. The partnerships include public schools, city agencies, and employers, including nonprofit providers. Since its inception in 1999, the Trust has provided grants, technical assistance, youth worker training, capacity building, learning opportunities, convenings, and policy support in the District.

Our Mission:

• To increase resources and invest in the people, programs and systems that serve children, youth and their families in the District of Columbia.

• To support the development of strategic allieances and strengthen the quality, quantity and accessibility of services and opportunities that foster the healthy development of children and youth.

• To create an evaluation framework designed to measure the effectiveness of individual programs and youth-serving agencies throughout the District of Columbia
  Our Vision:

Our Vision:

Our vision is that each child and every youth in the District of Columbia have the opportunity to make positive choices that let them develop and grow into healthy, caring and productive adults.