Community Development & Resilience Directorate

Mission: To build lasting strength and self-sufficiency in communities worldwide. This directorate focuses on long-term, preventative, on-the-ground programs that foster resilience and empower future generations.
A. Youth Empowerment Initiative (Core Mandate)
Program 1: Justice & Opportunity
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
Career Pathways & Workforce Development
Program 2: Health & Well-being
Youth Homelessness & Exploitation Prevention
Youth Mentoring & Afterschool Programs
Program 3: Positive Development
Positive Youth Development (PYD) Frameworks
B. Community Resilience Division
Section 1: Emergency Preparedness
Community-Level Emergency Training (CERT)
Disaster Mitigation & Hazard Risk Assessment
Community Right-to-Know Programs
Section 2: Post-Crisis Recovery
Long-Term Disaster Recovery & Infrastructure Reconstruction
C. Sustainable Development Division
Section 1: Resource Security
Food, Water & Education Security Initiatives
Section 2: Environmental Stewardship
Rights-based Conservation & Environmental Justice
Forest & Ecosystem Restoration
Protected Area Management & Green List Certification Support