Introducing the Youth Leadership Directory

Plenty of organizations across the city are incorporating youth in some shape or form. The problem is that, until now, there’s been no centralized place to access and browse those youth development opportunities.

Youth Forward MKE, together with the BLEST Hub at Marquette University, has set about changing that. Together, they’ve developed a youth leadership directory to highlight the incredible opportunities happening in Milwaukee, throughout the state of Wisconsin and across the nation.

“[It’s] a place where young people, people who work with young people, and families can come and see the types of really strong developmental opportunities that there are and then access them,” said Dr. Gabriel Velez, who helps lead Marquette’s BLEST hub.

The directory is interactive, so users can search for specific terms or types of opportunities, click around for more information, and access websites and social platforms connected to each organization.

Although it houses an extensive list of opportunities, the directory is very much a living entity, with new entries being added regularly. If you’d like to add an item, feel free to fill out this short form.