Welcome to ACYCP
The Association for Child & Youth Care Practice, Inc. (ACYCP) is a membership organization of Child & Youth Care practitioners, service providers, and state and regional associations committed to improving the profession of child and youth care (CYC).

Join our national campaign: Youth Workers Build the Future!

There are over 73 million young people in the USA under the age of 24 (Anne E. Casey Kids Count Data), and there are approximately 2.53 million “Youth Workers” in the USA (not including teachers in the education system) who serve these young people. This campaign - Youth Workers Build the Future - highlights the critical work Youth Workers do every day to build the future but supporting young people in becoming engaged, healthy and caring adults.
Learn How Youth Workers Build the Future (video by Evan Coleman)
Youth Workers can be found in many major service settings including early childhood education, out-of-school-time, child welfare, congregate care, mental health, transitional living, employment, runaway & homeless services, recreation, juvenile justice, community-based youth services, and developmental disabilities. This campaign brings much-deserved recognition to these Youth Workers and appreciation for what they do.
Check out the Media Kit for this campaign!




ACYCP Organizational Components

FICE URGENT ACTION
FICE International Condemns USAID Funding Suspension, Calls for Urgent Action
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Breaking News:
Breaking News: ACYCP completes revision of the Standards for Practice of North American Child and Youth Care Professionals
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Save the Date
Thursday, May 8, 2025
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ACYCP Completes Benchmark Issues and Salary/Benefits Survey
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Youth Workers Build the Future
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Journal of Child and Youth Care Work
The past 25 volumes of the Journal are now online and free to use. Most of the pioneers of the Child and Youth Care field have written for this Journal. We encourage you to check out these historic volumes.
Visit CYC-NET
The International Child & Youthcare Network (CYC-Net) is a registered non-profit and public benefit
organisation in South Africa (031-323-NPO, PBO 930015296), running in terms of its own Constitution.