Community Youth Development (CYD) creates environments, events, and activities that cultivate leadership and support positive choices. Launched in 1996, CYD is an unqualified success serving thousands of middle and high school aged youth in Sarasota County each year.

CYD encourages young people to utilize their talents and energy and helps adults to recognize and tap into the often overlooked talents of youth. A coalition of Sarasota County youth-serving agencies and community teens, CYD brings youth and adults together in a constructive manner. Teens work alongside staff from existing youth-serving agencies to develop programs that inspire teen participation and positively impact the community at large.

Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics Give Back

Many thanks to the Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics Local 2546 for making a generous donation to CYD's mission of empowering youth as leaders in service to Sarasota County.