YACD programs are designed to serve male & female teenage youth between the ages of 14– 21.   Dependent upon certain program partnership circumstances, exceptions can be made outside of this age range.

While it is not mandatory for the primary caretaker to be directly involved at any phase of their child’s career development program training with YACD, we do find it as an added benefit when they have a degree of engagement.  Many parents may have a specified field that they want their child to go in due to a variety of reasons. YACD realizes that this may not be the best fit for their child’s accessed strengths & personal career interests.  It is always beneficial to sit down with the child and parent to review the program’s professional assessment of their child.

There are no fees that are taken from any of YACD's program participants nor from their caretakers.  YACD is a non-profit organization that supports youth through partnerships with well-vetted and locally registered community based organizations throughout the continent of Africa. YACD provides funding to our partners to drive our program & curriculum training initiatives.

YACD currently has a college and university internship program in place that allows students to receive approximately 30 hours of YACD curriculum training prior to them being assigned to their youth group. A Senior Education Major at Jackson State University was awarded the first ever YACD internship opportunity in 2022 in Kumasi, Ghana.  YACD is an active partner on the Handshake platform at over 30 colleges and universities with a 100 score rating.