What Latina/o Students Need to Thrive in Their Faith Lives
What do Latina/o students need to grow spiritually? Springtide sought to explore this question with the PASOS Network, a group of universities focused...
The Springtide Blog
The blog uses applicable and approachable insights pulled from our latest research, contextualizes our research with current events and lived experience, and offers posts written by young people, experts in the field, and Springtide staff and advisory board members. Looking for Data Drops, research reports and even more data? Check out our research page.
How educators can support students’ mental health
Many schools focus on responding to the immediate mental health needs of young people; this is important given the dramatic rise in mental...
Introducing 13 to 25: Research and Conversation
Through nine seasons of The Voices of Young People Podcast, young people have described their perceptions of and experiences with religion and spirituality,...
What Young People Want From Youth Ministry
For the past two years, the Springtide team has interviewed and surveyed young people and adults to discover how faith-based organizations are working...
Evaluating the Soundness of Research
In an age of information overload, it can be hard to know whether the research we encounter is trustworthy. Sound research can deepen...
Advice for Youth Leaders: What Works in Connecting with Young People
Since 2022, our team has executed a multiyear research effort titled “What’s Working,” supported in part by Lilly Endowment Inc., to discover how...
How the Christian Brothers of the Midwest District Examined Belonging in Their Schools Using Springtide’s Custom Research
The CBMD wanted to better understand the sense of belonging that students experience in their schools. Additionally, CBMD hoped to quantify and assess...
Building Belonging at School: Students on the Margins
In 2023, Springtide embarked on new research with students from Catholic schools from across the country. The findings revealed some more specific insights...
How are you supporting young people in uncertain times? A review for faith leaders
With constant change in our communities, our social institutions, and our world at large, most people are struggling to find new ways to...
Expert Insights: How to Cultivate Civic and Political Care for Young People
In our latest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, we explore the complex dynamics that shape young...
Political Conversations Between Generations: What Young People Say
From Thanksgiving tables to the comments of Facebook posts, political conversations can cause tension—particularly between generations. Whether it’s in conversation with a stranger...
SAP Voices: How Organizations Support Young People’s Mental Health
In 2025, Springtide is exploring how young people interact with the groups and organizations they belong to—what makes them join, what keeps them...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Fun
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Integrity
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Inclusivity
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Adaptability
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Purpose
In Springtide’s site visits for the What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
Our Search to Find What’s Working
Springtide Research Institute just completed the second phase of the What’s Working project, a multi-year campaign, sponsored in part by Lilly Endowment, Inc.,...
What inspires young people to care?
This weekend, Americans will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to commemorate the life and legacy of the famed civil rights leader. Across...
Gen Alpha and Religion: What 13-Year-Olds Say
Today’s young people are maturing in a society that has experienced a decades-long decline in religious affiliation. Yet, Springtide data repeatedly show that...
What can I learn from qualitative research?
Springtide specializes in helping groups and organizations discover meaningful insights about the young people they serve. In this blog post, Senior Research Associate...
What’s Working: Servant Year
This post continues our series to showcase our learnings in a multi-year campaign titled What’s Working, a Lilly Endowment Inc.– supported project to...
What’s Working: The Place
This post continues our series to showcase our learnings in a multi-year campaign titled What’s Working, a Lilly Endowment Inc.– supported project to...
Cultivating Care: How to Engage with Young People in Civic Life
Our newest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, explores young people’s civic lives in the context of...
Voting: What Young People Say
Our newest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, explores young people’s civic lives in the context of...
“Let’s just agree to disagree”: How Young People Navigate Political Conversation
Our newest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, explores young people’s civic lives in the context of...
What’s Working: Together Lab
As part of our multiyear campaign titled “What’s Working,” sponsored in part by Lilly Endowment Inc., we’re talking with faith-based organizations across the...
“I saw it on social”: How Digital Life Affects Political Participation
Our newest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, explores young people’s civic lives in the context of...
“It’s kind of a personal thing to me”: Young People and Issues That Resonate
Our newest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, explores young people’s civic lives in the context of...
“It’s just too divisive”: Young People and Political Identities
Our newest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, explores young people’s civic lives in the context of...
Letters to our Younger Selves: How to Be Happy
Our newest offering, Thirteen: A First Look at Gen Alpha, uncovers what today’s 13-year-olds (who are the oldest of Generation Alpha) think, feel,...
What’s Working: GatherDC
This post continues our series to showcase our learnings in a multi-year campaign titled What’s Working to discover how faith-based organizations are working...
What’s Working: Engaging Stories
This post continues our series to showcase our learnings in a multi-year campaign titled What’s Working, a Lilly Endowment Inc.– supported project to...
Letters to Our Younger Selves: Sage Advice
Our newest offering, Thirteen: A First Look at Gen Alpha, uncovers what today’s 13-year-olds (who are the oldest of Generation Alpha) think, feel,...
What’s Working: Second Reformed Church
This post continues our series to showcase our learnings in a multi-year campaign titled What’s Working, a Lilly Endowment Inc.– supported project to...
Letters to Our Younger Selves: Girl Power
Our newest offering, Thirteen: A First Look at Gen Alpha, uncovers what today’s 13-year-olds (who are the oldest of Generation Alpha) think, feel,...
What’s Working: Inclusive Collective
As part of our multiyear campaign titled What’s Working, sponsored in part by Lilly Endowment Inc., we’re talking with faith-based organizations across the...
New Report Sheds Light on the Eldest of Gen Alpha
The oldest of Gen Alpha have now entered their teen years, and we wanted to learn more about their experience. Our latest report,...
What’s Working: SD United
This post continues our series to showcase our learnings in a multi-year campaign titled What’s Working, a Lilly Endowment Inc.– supported project to...
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