Community and youth development go hand in hand: a community only prospers when its young people prosper, and young people only flourish in a flourishing community. At the John W. Gardner Center (JGC) at Stanford University, we partner with local communities to support their efforts to continually renew themselves, by way of developing well-rounded young people who are successful—intellectually, emotionally, physically and socially—and who in turn are motivated to contribute to their communities, both as leaders and as responsible participants.
