Programs and Services
Building Quality Improvement Systems
This cross-site call featured the quality improvement work of Austin and Rhode Island. The goal was for a city and a state that are relatively further along with putting a quality improvement system in place (Austin and Rhode Island) to share what they're doing and learning with two sites that are just getting started with the quality assessment/improveme
Publishing Date:
October 24, 2008
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Engaging Youth in Quality Assessment
This call featured summary captures the discussion presenters and participants had on the role of young people in assessing and improving program quality. This call featured some innovative work underway in Cleveland, Ohio but was largely a forum for sharing ideas and strategies.
Publishing Date:
October 7, 2008
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Forum Crosses The Bridge From School to Afterschool and Back
On October 20-21, Nicole Yohalem presented four workshops at The Bridge From School to Afterschool and Back Conference, sponsored by School's Out Washington. Nicole's sessions focused on Assessing and Improving Youth Program Quality.
Publishing Date:
October 28, 2008
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Ensuring Young People are Ready by 21
Earlier this, year Donna Klein and Karen Pittman issued an op-ed entitled "Ensuring Young People are Ready by 21."
Publishing Date:
October 1, 2008
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The Role of Business in Ready by 21 Webinar
Corporate Voices for Working Families (CVWF), a Ready by 21 National Partner, and the Forum co-hosted a Ready by 21 webinar focused on the role of business in supporting youth development.
Publishing Date:
September 1, 2008
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Austin Youth Service Mapping
Austin's Youth Services Mapping System is now being developed and all agencies will be asked to create their profile next spring.
Publishing Date:
August 12, 2008
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Developing a City-Wide Youth Director Position
This memo was originally drafted for the city Sacramento Mayor's Commission to assist them in developing a city-wide youth director position. The memo summarizes interviews with five cities with similar structures as well as recommendations on creating and sustaining such a position.
Publishing Date:
May 1, 2008
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Youth Today: Wanted: Youth Work Principles in Schools
By Karen Pittman, July 2008
Seven students recently joined me for breakfast in a windowless conference room in Des Moines to talk about “the high school dropout crisis.” They were experts: Five had dropped out. Another had come very close.<!--break-->
Publishing Date:
July 1, 2008
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