About Us
About Us
What We Do
The purpose of the Youth Development Partnerships, Inc. (YDP) is to provide transformative experiences for children in under-resourced communities overseas and to provide volunteer leadership opportunities for US high school students. Children who do not have access to the resources or means to participate in sports and other activities are aided by week-long day camps that are designed, funded, and implemented by this organization. YDP camps foster the growth of children’s knowledge and enjoyment of a sport and other activities through the commitment, care, and skill of volunteers from the US in partnership with other youth serving organizations in target communities. Currently, YDP draws volunteers from the town of Harvard in Massachusetts and targets youth in under-privileged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Expansion to other communities is anticipated in the coming years.
About Us
Our History
YDP was founded by a group of soccer players from the Bromfield School in Harvard, Massachusetts. After soccer programs, offered by their town’s youth club and school, played a pivotal role in lives, the players decided that they wanted to give back by creating great soccer experiences for other kids. They spent a number of weekends, in their junior high school year, washing trucks to raise money for the first event they sponsored. The first event sponsored, in July 2022, was a weeklong school holiday soccer camp for children from underprivileged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The camp, organized in collaboration with a South African based non-profit, was a huge success with over 120 kids attending. The founding team funded 100% of the camp and sent 4 volunteers to help run the camp. Following the success of the first camp, and the need the volunteers witnessed as they toured communities in Cape Town, the founding members decided to start a non-profit to ensure the program would be an annual event.
About Us
Our People
YDP is managed by two groups: Our Executive Team and our Board of Directors. The executive team is responsible for day-to-day operations. It is directly responsible for funding and running our programs. Our board of directors is responsible for the long-term vision of the organization, government compliance as a 501(c)(3) organization and regulatory compliance in countries we sponsor programs.
Executive Team
- Executive Director – Liam Morrison
- Finance Director – Theo Bradley
- Communications Director – Alex Myles
- Technical Director – Tafara Vera
- Program Director – Colin Martel
Board Of Directors
- President – Liam Morrison
- Treasurer – Tafara Vera
- Clerk – Colin Martel
- Directors
- Alex Myles
- Theo Bradley
- Jack Babcock
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS
The donation form on this webpage is preferable. You will have the option to pay by Credit Card, Paypal or Venmo. However, you may also donate using the options below:
Check:
Make checks payable to Youth Development Partnerships. Inc. and mail to 26 West Bare Hill Rd., Harvard, MA 01451.
Donations made to YDP are tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Youth Development Partnerships, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization based in the U.S. For gifts made online, keep your email receipt as your official record to claim your donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes. For gifts made offline by donors living in the U.S. and who provide a mailing address, you will receive a donation receipt by postal mail.