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New Developmental Relationships Survey

Engaging Families- A Relationship-Centered Approach

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– Colin Powell, Former U.S. Secretary of State and Founding Chairman of America’s Promise

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Download a summary of our work on developmental relationships,
Relationships First

“It Was a Support NetworkSystem that Made Me Believe in Myself”: Understanding Youth and Young Adults’ Experiences of Social Capital in Six Innovative Programs

INSIGHTS & EVIDENCE – The State of Relationships: Young People’s Relationships with Adults in Minnesota Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs

Kids Deserve a High-Quality Youth Sports Coaching Climate: How Blending Developmental Relationships and Compete-Learn-Honor Habits Can Make It Happen

Altria Group • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Blandin Foundation • Capital One • Einhorn Family Charitable Trust • Esther Ting Foundation • Ford Family Foundation • F.R. Bigelow Foundation • Otto Bremer Trust • Minneapolis Foundation • Minnesota Comeback • National Science Foundation • Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation • Saint Paul Foundation • Sauer Family Foundation • Sourcewell • Spencer Foundation • U.S. Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences