Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT)

Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) is a youth summer jobs program administered by Connect Detroit on behalf of the City of Detroit and a wide array of public, private, and community stakeholders in Detroit.

The program was created in 2009 by the Detroit Youth Employment Consortium, a public-private partnership developed by The Skillman Foundation, and in 2017 alone provided more than 8,127 Detroit youth with paid work experiences.

As an intermediary organization, Connect Detroit often plays a backbone role. That role may include staffing, providing strategic counsel, or fiduciary roles. It works to expand youth employment opportunities for Detroit youth and is the parent initiative of GDYT.

Learn more by visiting www.gdyt.org.