The Learning in Afterschool & Summer recently published the blog Youth Development 2.0. The blog reviews the historical arc of youth-serving programs and funding shifting from prevention programs focused on youth as “problems about to happen” toward a positive youth development approach rooted in a focus on child/youth assets while providing safe environments, forming positive relationships, and offering activities that were meaningful to young people. The blog examines the evolution of positive youth development and contextualizes new movements related to growth mindsets, non-cognitive skills, social emotional learning, soft skills, 21st century competencies, grit, character building, pro-social behavior, etc. as a new evolution in positive youth development, or “Youth Development 2.0.”   Click here for the complete article.