A Future Built on Belonging
At Zuni Pueblo, ZYEP is helping young people stay rooted in their culture and community through arts, athletics, and mentorship.
What We Support
Youth Changemakers
We create opportunities for young people to learn, lead, and make a lasting difference.
Young people bring fresh ideas and bold thinking that can drive change.
Adolescence is an incredible time of growth, when young people are building the skills, identities, and relationships that shape who they become. Navigating a changing world, they are discovering who they are while contributing ideas and solutions that strengthen their communities.
When supported by learning environments and trusted adults that affirm their experiences and perspectives, young people develop stronger connections, a deeper sense of belonging, and the confidence to contribute and lead.
Young people aren’t just our future. They are strengthening our communities today.
Fueling Positive Adolescent Development
We support adolescents as they grow, engage with the world around them, and take on meaningful roles as leaders and changemakers.
Grounded in research on this stage of life, we support programs and experiences that help young people build essential skills, explore their values, strengthen their identities, and recognize their power to create change.
Through partnerships and investments in civic education, young people build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to participate in civic life and contribute prosocially to the issues that matter to them. From local action to global efforts, including peacebuilding, these experiences help them make an impact.
We support youth-led initiatives and programs that offer young people the tools and opportunities to put their ideas into practice. Through efforts like Bezos Scholars Program and partnerships with organizations in the U.S. and globally, young people are equipped to lead locally, nationally, and beyond.
Bezos Scholars Program
527
Bezos Scholars worldwide
218
Community Change Projects
20
years impacting youth
The Bezos Scholars Program is a transformative, year-long, no-cost leadership development program for high school students that amplifies youth voice and action so young people can start making a difference today. The collective energy, insight, and ongoing leadership of the program is carried by more than 500 program alum worldwide.
Latest Learnings
Stories on youth leadership and positive adolescent development.
Encouraging Trends in the Learning Ecosystem
What’s giving our partners hope in 2026? From rural innovation to youth civic power to the joy of reading, leaders across the learning ecosystem share the trends fueling their optimism.
Building Youth-Led Systems for Community Engagement
800+ young people from 42 states applied to the first Rising Generations Summit. One year in, CRG is proving what happens when you truly bet on young people.
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