Center for Information & Research on Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
Housed at the University of Maryland, CIRCLE conducts, collects and funds research on the civic and political participation of young people in the United States.

John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities
The Gardner Center at Stanford University seeks to develop new knowledge, practice, capacity and leadership around youth development and learning.

Youth Action Research Institute
This organization promotes the use of youth-led action research for personal, group and community development.