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This study deals with the analysis of community youth network and the practice experiences of network initiatives of foreign countries. Analytic framework of community youth development(CYD) and the community network theories were applied and literature of previous studies were reviewed. Various types of community network were studied and the methods and stages of community network development for youth were also mentioned in order to understand the practice experiences of network intiatives in the advanced foreign countries. Various cases of network development and community initiatives focusing on youth behaviors, community capacity building for young people, and youth participation improvement were analyzed. These examples include Community That Care(CTC), Comprehensive Community Initiative(CCI), Healthy Community/Health Youth(HCHY), and other organizational and governmental networks established in USA, UK, and other European countries. In conclusion, the common successful elements of the community youth networking experiences were analyzed and several lessons learned including community conditions for youth development, applications of the community theories researched, and leadership of the initiatives were suggested for the development of Korean youth policy and practices.