Welcome to Cohort 11 of NOLA-YPQI!
The New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA) was founded to lead and facilitate youth program quality improvement that transforms how adults and youth engage. Through the New Orleans Youth Program Quality Initiative (NOLA-YPQI), NOYA provides youth serving organizations with professional development workshops, program assessments, strategic thought-partnership, and specialized support through an assess-plan-improve process.
NOYA is thrilled to launch the 11th Cohort of NOLA-YPQI! In partnership with youth service organizations like you, NOYA continues our work towards better youth program quality and improved youth outcomes. We are excited you are interested in partnering with us as a member of the NOLA-YPQI Year 11 Network. Thank you for your interest in joining this cohort! As a NOLA-YPQI Year 11 Cohort Member, you have access to the following:
- NOYA’s commitment to continuous growth and quality improvement of workshops, coaching, and other services,
- Support identifying organizational strengths, potential areas of growth, and development of short-term and long-term goals (a.k.a., an Improvement Plan),
- Quarterly Community of Practice (CoP) Meetings and other opportunities for skills development within the cohort,
- Responsive team of staff, trainers, external assessors, and coaches to support your organization as you implement your Program Improvement Plan,
- Opportunities to deepen relationships among cohort members,
- Continuation of charting progress based on program goals already established from previous participation (Returning Organizations),
- a Year 11 Closing of NOLA-YPQI and more.
Your participation demonstrates your organization’s commitment to youth leadership, racial equity, intersectional equity, and quality delivery of youth programs and services. We look forward to an impactful Year 11 with you in our Network. This application is due by Friday, August 15, 2025, COB. You are encouraged to apply before the deadline. Please notify LaDonya Williams, Director of Professional Development & Organizational Effectiveness at ladonya@noya.org if you have any questions.