The Children and Youth Community Plan
View the Children and Youth Community Plan.
Purpose of the Report Cards
In 2021, Alexandria released its second Children and Youth Community Plan (CYCP), a roadmap for improving outcomes for all children and youth. The CYCP Report Cards help us track our progress and stay accountable to our community.
Published monthly by the City’s Department of Community and Human Services, each Report Card highlights:
- A key result we are working toward
- Current data and trends
- Actions underway to improve outcomes
- Community partners involved
- Performance measures that show impact
Report Cards also celebrate youth and caring adults who are helping “turn the curve” in Alexandria.
We use the Report Cards to:
- Increase transparency and accountability
- Highlight priority issues and progress
- Share data in clear, accessible ways
- Lift up youth-serving programs and partnerships
Our goal is to give community members, policymakers, and partners a clear picture of youth well-being and how we can work together to improve it.
Data come from public sources such as the U.S. Census, Virginia Department of Health, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, ACPS Scorecard, Alexandria Resident Survey, and Search Institute surveys, as well as performance data from more than 70 local youth-serving organizations.
Whenever possible, data are disaggregated to identify racial, economic, and social disparities so we can focus our efforts where they are most needed.
CYCP Report Cards
All Report Cards (to date)
Below is the collection of CYCP Report Cards made to date:
- Increasing Participation in Alexandria's Early Care & Education System | 2023
- Promoting Healthy Eating | 2022
- Connecting Youth to Healthcare | 2025
- Promoting Physical Activity | 2025
- Promoting Positive Youth Mental Health | 2023
- Preventing Youth Substance Use | 2022 | 2025
- Ensuring Sex Ed for All | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
- Preventing Youth Violence | 2024
- Preventing Dating & Relationship Violence |2022 | 2023 | 2024
- Preserving & Expanding Housing Affordability | 2024 | 2025
- Promoting Reading for Pleasure | 2022
- Expanding & Strengthening College & Career Pathways | 2025
- Creating Safe Homes, Schools, and Communities | 2024
- Creating a More Trauma-Informed & Resilient Alexandria | 2023 | 2024
- Promoting Youth Empowerment | 2024
- Connecting Youth to Caring Adults | 2022 | 2023 |2024
- Connecting Youth to Volunteer Opportunities | 2022 | 2023 | 2025
- Strengthening Out of School Time Programs | 2024
- Annual CYCP Progress Reports | 2022 | 2023 | 2025
Report Cards made by ACHS Students!
Every year, seniors at Alexandria City High School participate in Civic Action Projects, a project-based learning program in which civics and government students identify an issue that matters to them, connect it to public policy, and take “civic actions” to influence change. Through a partnership between the City of Alexandria and ACPS educators, students collaborate with City staff to deepen their educational experience and strengthen their role as civic leaders.
In 2025, students whose projects focused on issues connected to the Children and Youth Community Plan (CYCP) were invited to create their own Report Cards. These student-made Report Cards reflect youth perspectives on how CYCP-related issues impact them, while also offering solutions worth exploring to advance public policy in Alexandria.
These student-led efforts expand our understanding of children’s and youth’s experiences. They highlight the importance of listening to young voices and how those voices can help shape meaningful, community-driven change.
Cost of Living
Educational Equity
Early Childhood
Academic Success
- Educational Equity in Alexandria by by Trudy Hardman
- Student Success & Equity by Diamond Watkins
- Field Trips
- Supportive School Environment
- Welcoming School Environment
School Operations
- Inclusive Meal Options at School by Leia Hubbard
- Amount of Time Had for School Lunch by Izabela Molina, and Zainab Keita
- Adjusting the School Lunch Period by Benjamin Odife and atticus ackley
- Intercampus Bus Transportation at ACPS by Calvin Brown, Ettian Lewis, and Celina Delcid Zelaya
- School Cleanliness
School Safety & Security
Youth Leadership
- Hispanic Youth Leadership
Youth Mental Health
- Hispanic Youth Mental Health by Jason Osorto & Anthony Martinez
- Mental Health by Hannah Meeha, Olivia Powers, Shira Gordon, & Juliet Houck
- Access to Mental Health Care
- Youth Behavioral Health
- Youth Mental Health
- Youth Mental Health
- Youth Mental Health
- Youth Mental Health
- Youth Mental Health by George Byrd Conway & Christopher Diaz Portillo (see photo below)
