ETR

Our Approach

What We Do

The RYSE Innovation Hub at ETR empowers Innovation Development Teams (IDTs) to create, test, and scale youth-centered solutions that advance adolescent health and well-being. We guide teams through structured capacity building, meaningful youth collaboration, and applied learning. Our focus is on practical strategies that help researchers and practitioners improve adolescent health.

What We Offer

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Capacity Building & Technical Support

We build your team’s ability to design, test, and refine innovations through:

  • Theory to Practice sessions (training + coaching in youth engagement, evaluation, and design)
  • Technical assistance sessions tailored to your team’s goals
  • In-person workshops on Theory of Change and Evaluation
  • Tools, templates, and resources to support implementation and learning
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Youth Partnership Support

We help teams meaningfully engage young people by:

  • Partnering with Youth Innovation Advisors throughout the innovation process
  • Strengthening youth roles in design, testing, and interpretation of results
  • Ensuring youth are decision-makers—not just participants
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Peer Learning & Community

  • Learning Collaboratives with other IDTs and Youth Innovation Advisors
  • Opportunities to share challenges, insights, and lessons learned
  • Demo Day to showcase innovations and highlight youth contributions
  • Access to a broader alumni network of previous innovators across the six funded OPA Hubs
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Financial Support

Each team receives $100,000–$125,000 to support participation in cohort activities and innovation development, testing, and iteration, contingent upon funding availability.

What We Expect from IDTs

(September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027)

Onboarding & Foundational Learning

Complete virtual onboarding and youth engagement training (September 2026)

Attend two in-person workshops: a 2-day Theory of Change Workshop (October 2026) and a 2-day Evaluation Workshop (February 2027)

Participation in Core Activities

Monthly technical assistance meetings

Five Theory to Practice sessions (training + coaching)

Two Learning Collaboratives

Youth Partnership & Innovation Development

Develop a Youth-Centered Innovation Theory of Change in the October workshop

Partner with the young people your team regularly engages to effectively design, test, and refine your innovation

Learning, Reflection, & Accountability

Submit quarterly OPA-required performance measures

Participate in three reflection sessions and two surveys

Contribute to a case study on your innovation and youth engagement approach

Present your innovation and learnings at Demo Day (July 2027)