SEARCH INSTITUTE

SEARCH INSTITUTE STUDIES AND WORKS TO STRENGTHEN YOUTH OUTCOMES IN SCHOOLS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1958, SEARCH INSTITUTE WAS A PIONEER IN USING SOCIAL SCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND THE LIVES, BELIEFS, AND VALUES OF YOUNG PEOPLE. SINCE THAT TIME, MORE THAN 6 MILLION CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEARCH INSTITUTE STUDIES AND PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 11,000 YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND ALMOST 120,000 PRACTITIONERS HAVE UTILIZED THE PRACTICAL RESOURCES THAT SEARCH INSTITUTE HAS CREATED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THRIVE. SEARCH INSTITUTE IS MORE THAN A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION; WE TRANSFORM COMPLEX FINDINGS INTO PRACTICAL STRATEGIES AND TOOLS THAT SUPPORT ADULTS IN CO-CREATING SPACES WHERE YOUTH CAN BE AND BECOME THEIR BEST SELVES. WE WORK ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS TO REFINE OUR APPROACHES, ENSURING THAT CHANGE IS MEANINGFUL AND ENDURING. OUR APPROACH INCLUDES: GENERATING KNOWLEDGE: OUR WORK LIVES IN THE DYNAMIC INTERSECTION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, PRACTITIONER WISDOM, AND YOUTH VOICE, WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXPAND THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT ALL YOUTH NEED TO THRIVE.CO-CREATING SOLUTIONS: WE ANTICIPATE AND SOLVE FOR NEEDS BY DEVELOPING RESEARCH-INFORMED FRAMEWORKS, PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE ACTIONABLE AND ADAPTABLE ACROSS THE YOUTH SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROCESS ENSURES THAT OUR SOLUTIONS REFLECT YOUTH VOICE AND ARE CENTERED ON EMPOWERING ADULTS TO DRIVE TANGIBLE AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE.EMPOWERING ACTION: OUR WORK IDENTIFIES AND PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES, INNOVATION, AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE, INCLUDING DISMANTLING SILOS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION WITHIN AND ACROSS SECTORS. AS CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE, WE WORK ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS TO CREATE A MORE COHESIVE, SUPPORTIVE ECOSYSTEM THAT PRIORITIZES THE WELL-BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE.