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Community Youth Development

The Community Youth Development program provides funding and technical assistance to community-based organizations to foster positive youth development and build healthy families and resilient communities. Communities prioritize and fund specific prevention services to address specific needs.

Service Focus

Youth ages 6-17 in ZIP codes with high incidences of juvenile crime.

For more information, download a list of Community Youth Development service area ZIP Codes (PDF).

Map of Providers and Communities

Map of Texas, showing CYD providers across the state.

Measures of Success

Children remain safe during services, and within one and three years after services.
Increasing the percentage of youth not referred to juvenile probation.

Program Data

Program start date:

1995

Target number of youth/families served annually, fiscal year (FY) 2024:

17,760

Average number of youth/families served per month, FY 2024:

4,794

Counties served:

Annual budget for community contracts:

$9,406,766

Total number of community grantees:

18 grantees 31 subgrantees

Average grantee budget:

$522,598

Success Story