This is your go-to spot for Expo resources! Access session materials, connect with the network, and check out upcoming opportunities.
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STAY CONNECTED
STAY CONNECTED
⭐ Connect with SSN: Interested in learning more about our offerings or joining as a Network Member? Let us know!
📋 Expo Attendee List: Keep the connections going after the Expo! A list of Expo facilitators and participants
👥 SSN Member Directory: A space to see who's in our Network. Discover who’s doing what, where, and how you might work together to strengthen youth-centered, equity-driven work across our city
🔗 CYDI Linktree: Training, guidance, and resources to navigate an increasingly complex policy and funding landscape
UPCOMING OFFERINGS
UPCOMING OFFERINGS
Our upcoming learning opportunities reflect what we’ve heard from our Network. With NYC youth-serving professionals in mind, these offerings are built to sharpen skills, connect with peers and tackle shared challenges.
Network Cohorts
Network Cohorts
Improvement Labs
Improvement Labs
Improvement Labs are learning-by-doing programs designed to build the capacity of network organizations to improve, together. Each Lab focuses on a topic the Network has identified as critical to equitable student outcomes. Over several months, youth-serving staff and leaders engage in network gatherings, plan and test ideas with teams from their organization, gather data to learn what works, and receive coaching.
⭐️ Read about our 2024-25 Student-Adult Relationships Lab and Student Networks Lab.
⭐️ UPCOMING LABS
Strong Plans — launching October 28, 2025
A new cohort focused on high school teams of non-profits and district partners toward the goal of graduating students with personalized plans for the futures that reflect their personal, educational and career interests and goals.
Building Student Networks — launching October 30, 2025
We’re relaunching a new cohort focused on strengthening students’ personal and professional networks.
Interested in learning more or connecting with an SSN team member? Let us know here.
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice are rooted in shared goals and challenges and the belief that Network members can bring important insights and questions to each other.
⭐️ UPCOMING COPs
Future9 Learning Collaborative — launching October 22, 2025
This is for youth-serving staff and leaders who want to deepen their work on building student competencies - defining competencies, aligning them with existing programming, and assessing and measuring growth.
Data Pack — launching November 3, 2025
This is for the “data people” who often are teams of one in their organizations.
Interested in learning more or connecting with an SSN team member? Let us know here.
Stand-Alone Sessions
Stand-Alone Sessions
Improvement Skill Workshops
Improvement Skill Workshops
Improvement Skill Workshops break down continuous improvement into discrete tools and skills. Our goal is to strengthen practitioner and organizational improvement capacities.
⭐️ Introduction to Continuous Improvement – November 5, 2025
Network Exchange
Network Exchange
Network Exchange is a network-driven space designed for leaders and practitioners to connect, discuss challenges, and share approaches. These monthly, virtual discussions are co-facilitated by Network Members. Read about past discussions here.
⭐️ Network Exchange – October 28, 2025
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