[4] Hundreds of stories and lessons by teens in the program are available on the organization's websites.
Youth Communication counts many notable alumni, including authors Edwidge Danticat (Breath Eyes Memory), Veronica Chambers (Mama's Girl), and Gina Trapani (LifeHacker), hip hop writer and actor Bönz Malone, and reporters Rachel Swarns (The New York Times), and Mohamad Bazzi (Newsday).
[5] In 2006, the organization began producing video stories for its YouTube site.
Ric Burns directed a video about the organization called Changing Lives, One Story at a Time, and Michael "Boogie" Pinckney directed Alternative High, a story about one Youth Communication writer's journey from high school dropout to high school principal.
Youth Communication has won numerous awards for its educational publications.