On May 25, 2018 Mayor LaToya Cantrell signed an executive order to create the Office of Youth and Families (OYF) to support systems-level change for vulnerable youth and families. 

Mission: The Office of Youth and Families works to improve child well-being by increasing coordination between agencies, expanding resources, ensuring equitable policymaking and engaging youth and community input.

Vision: We envision a city that engages youth and families in co-designing a system of support that ensures health, safety, economic security and positive educational outcomes for all people from birth through old age.