READY BY 21™
Publications and resources that help change the odds for youth so that they can be ready for college, work and life.
| READY BY 21 Video: National Launch Panel Discussion | The six partners who in 2007 made formal commitments to work with the Forum to advance the Ready by 21 Challenge represent the education, government, non-profit, business and community philanthropy sectors. Below are featured clips from the partner panel discussion at the National Launch in Washington, DC. | April 28, 2008 | |
| READY BY 21 Video: National Launch Press Conference | Below are featured clips from the press conference announcing the national launch of the Ready by 21™ Challenge, aimed at helping state and local leaders change the odds for youth by changing the way they do business. | April 28, 2008 | |
| READY BY 21™: The Challenge | "The Challenge" is the definitive guide to the key ideas and resources behind the Ready by 21 Challenge. |  | February 27, 2008 |
| Iowa's Youth Development Strategic Plan, 2007-2010 | This plan focuses on Ready by 21™, a youth development initiative designed by the Forum for Youth Investment, this plan links together efforts of multiple youth-serving agencies across systems, issues, age groups, and settings. |  | November 8, 2007 |
| Building Quality Improvement Systems: Lessons from Three Emerging Efforts in the Youth-Serving Sector | Quality is fast becoming a policy priority in states and localities around the country. As a result, formal and informal networks of youth organizations are seeking and developing strategies to help them assess and improve performance. |  | March 1, 2007 |
| Business Leadership: Supporting Youth Development and the Talent Pipeline | The Forum for Youth Investment has partnered with Corporate Voices for Working Families to support a Youth Transitions Task Force charged with identifying and promoting the corporate and public policies necessary to ensure that young people ages 14-21 have the opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in work and in life. |  | February 15, 2007 |
| Core Assumptions About Youth | This two-pager summarizes the core assumptions that philanthropists, planners and policy makers consciously or unconsciously take into account when making decisions about where to focus their efforts related to young people. |  | December 15, 2006 |
| California: The United Way & UNITE-LA/L.A. Chamber Partnership Case Study | Part of the Ready by 21 Change Makers in Action Series, this case study describes the work done by the United Way and the Unite-LA/L.A. Chamber partnership in Los Angeles. |  | December 15, 2006 |
| Core Assumptions About Change | This two-pager summarizes the core assumptions that philanthropists, planners and policy makers consciously or unconsciously take into account when making decisions about where to focus their efforts to bring about change. |  | December 15, 2006 |
| Adding It Up -- Brochure, Rationale, and Guide to Mapping Public Resources for Children, Youth & Families | Brochure: Offering the highlights of what a CYF resource map can do, and why a state or community might benefit from one, the brochure can help you make the case and spread the word about your efforts. |  | December 1, 2006 |