About North Star Youth Partnership

We value ALL youth and want to empower them to be healthy, self-assured and involved in their communities.

Empowering Arizona Youth Since 1997

North Star Youth Partnership, a program of Catholic Charities, engages youth ages 11-18 through educational, recreational, leadership and service-learning opportunities. Rather than solely concentrating on the issues plaguing today’s youth, North Star Youth Partnership strives to nurture youth’s potential through programs that build their self-confidence and the ability to make good choices.

In 1997, Senior Program Manager Diane DeLong was hired to implement the Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program (TAPP) in Yavapai County. A year later, TAPP received additional funding to expand programming and add youth development programs. In the following years, the program added events such as Teen Maze and Girls & Sports Day. In 2008, TAPP was renamed to North Star Youth Partnership. Today, North Star Youth Partnership offers more than ten programs serving youth across Maricopa and Yavapai County.

Significant Events in Our History

North Star Youth Partnership Makes a Measurable Impact

3,000 youth participate in our programs each year.
North Star Youth Partnership is the only certified Safe Sitter® organization in Northern Arizona.
Peer Assistance and Leadership Program (PAL) participants average about 1,000 hours of community service to their peers and community each year.
99% of youth said Baby…Ready or Not increased their reality of parenting.
Over 1,000 items were donated to Priceless Prom by community members.
Safe@Home: The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry estimates that over 40% of children are left home alone at some time. For many parents, this is not a happy or freely chosen decision.
Youth Task Force projects reached over 2,000 of their peers.
95% of Girls & Sports Day participants reported that attending the event helped them understand the importance of being physically fit and healthy.
98% of youth reported that Teen Maze taught them the importance of setting goals and making good choices and decisions.
95% of teens say their personal situation has improved after utilizing Teens’ Closet services.