FUTUREYOUTH INITIATIVE
THE CONDITIONS
WE CREATE
Experience the data. Understand the story.
The FutureYOUth Initiative is gathering insight from young people and adults in participating communities across Connecticut to better understand the conditions shaping young people’s transition toward adulthood. On December 9, 2026, that insight will come to life through an immersive experience unlike a traditional conference or presentation. Before you see the findings, you will experience the conditions. Then you will consider what young people and adults have been telling us, and what those insights require of all of us.
Hartford/Windsor Marriott
More Than a Presentation
Your experience begins by moving through a series of immersive environments inspired by what young people and adults in participating communities across Connecticut have shared. Afterward, you will gather with everyone else for a shared presentation in which key findings are revealed, interpreted, and connected to the responsibility of adults, organizations, and systems.
Data Can Tell Us What Is Happening.
Experience helps us understand why it matters.
Too often, data is presented as charts, graphs, and statistics. While those numbers are important, they do not always help us understand the experiences behind them. The Conditions We Create was designed to bridge that gap. Before you see a single finding, you will move through immersive environments designed to help you understand the conditions young people and adults in participating communities across Connecticut have described.
DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO SHAPE YOUNG PEOPLE’S ENVIRONMENTS
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School-district, college, and university leaders
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Educators, counselors, and student-support staff
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Youth-development and workforce professionals
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Behavioral-health and healthcare leaders
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Parents and caregivers
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Community and faith leaders
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Employers and business leaders
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State, municipal, public-safety, and policy leaders
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Funders, researchers, and evaluators
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Anyone committed to creating better conditions for young people
Understanding Is Only the Beginning
For participants who want to go further, a limited-capacity ACT for Youth Professional Learning Experience facilitated by Cornell University will follow the morning program. The session will help participants consider how what they heard may apply within their organizations and communities. Interest can be indicated during registration.
Because space is limited, indicating interest does not guarantee a seat. Selected participants will receive separate confirmation.
JOIN THE CONDITIONS WE CREATE
Event Details
Date: December 9, 2026 | Location: Hartford/Windsor Marriott, Windsor, CT
Morning Experience: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Immersive learning environments and a shared presentation of key findings.
Afternoon Opportunity: A limited-capacity ACT for Youth Professional Learning Experience begins at 1:00 p.m.
Registration closes Monday, November 16, 2026, or earlier if capacity is reached. Advance registration is required; walk-in registration will not be available.
Understanding Is Where Change Begins.
The FutureYOUth Initiative invites educators, community leaders, employers, practitioners, parents, researchers, policymakers, funders, and partners from across Connecticut to join a cross-sector conversation about the conditions shaping young people’s lives. Together, we can listen more carefully, understand more fully, and consider what adults, organizations, and systems must build differently.