Youthcast Media Group

Youthcast Media Group (formerly Urban Health Media Project) trains high school students from under-resourced communities to report, write, and broadcast stories about health and social issues that affect their neighborhoods and cities. Co-founded by then-USA TODAY health policy reporter Jayne ODonnell and former DC health commissioner and longtime health care executive Dr. Reed Tuckson, YMG has been a 501(c)3 nonprofit since December 2019. It is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health, the Sozosei Foundation and private donors. Students work has been published in numerous publications, including USA TODAY, the Indianapolis Star and Washington Blade. Our students learn to harness the power of their voices as journalists to share the rich experiences of their communities in a way that honors, informs and empowers. We understand healthiness results from a variety of forces as described by the World Health Organization, including t...