Youth Centered Programs, Platforms and Partnerships.
DYN is uniquely positioned as an organization that both leads high quality youth programming and supports other organizations through our OST focused digital tools and content.
A platform providing end-to-end solutions for building healthy out-of-school time ecosystems.
OST Landscaping: Capture and analyze the local OST infrastructure.
OST Opportunity: Connecting families with relevant opportunities for youth.
OST Engagement: Provider tools for delivering engaging youth programs.
OST Workforce: Matching youth serving organizations with vetted mentors.
Engaging youth as community data scientists.
MAPSCorps trains youth to produce and understand high-quality data about community assets.
High school and college students are employed as community researchers.
To date, MAPSCorps has employed nearly 3000 youth, the majority of which identify with racial and ethnic groups under-represented in STEM.
Trained mentors who lead quality STEAM programs with local youth.
Mentors are from local colleges and universities, trained to deliver carefully curated STEAM curricula.
STEAMbassadors are matched with youth serving organizations in Chicago and Evanston via our online Gig Board.
Local organizations get access to hire from a vetted and trained local mentor pool.
An online platform for youth and mentors to engage in STEAM learning.
Youth organizations use Steamville to deliver content and manage participant engagement.
OST mentors are trained on Steamville to deliver quality youth STEAM programming.