OUR WORK IS GUIDED BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN - STRONGER SYSTEMS, STRONGER YOUTH - AND ANCHORED IN OUR VISION THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL - IN EDUCATION, WORK, AND LIFE. BY FOCUSING ON QUALITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND POLICY ACTION ACROSS SYSTEMS AND SECTORS, THE FORUM CONNECTS LEADERS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TO THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES THEY NEED TO CREATE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE. OUR CORE PRIORITIES ARE FOCUSED IN THREE BROAD AREAS:1. IMPROVING PROGRAM QUALITY IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS, LEVERAGING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND FRAMEWORKS ALONG WITH RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.2. BUILDING PRACTITIONER AND SYSTEM LEADER CAPACITY, PROVIDING CONSULTATION, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CO-DESIGNING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.3. CONVENING THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM TO SHAPE POLICY, IDENTIFYING GAPS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO ADVANCE A YOUTH POLICY AGENDA.
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Creating Equitable Ecosystems of Belonging and Opportunity for Youth: An Action Guide for Cross-System and Sector Leaders and Practitioners
Sep 28, 2023
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment
Thriving, Robust Equity, and Transformative Learning & Development: A More Powerful Conceptualization of the Contributors to Youth Success
Jul 1, 2020
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment; National Urban League; American Institutes for Research
Pay it Forward: Guidance for Mentoring Junior Scholars - Updated Edition, September 2017
Sep 1, 2017
Publisher(s): William T. Grant Foundation; Forum for Youth Investment
Preparing Youth to Thrive: Methodology and Findings From the Social and Emotional Learning Challenge
Jan 1, 2016
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment
Preparing Youth to Thrive: Standards for Social and Emotional Learning Practices in School-Age Settings
Jan 1, 2016
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment
Preparing Youth to Thrive: Promising Practices for Social Emotional Learning
Jan 1, 2016
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment
How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact
Nov 10, 2014
Publisher(s): FSG; Forum for Youth Investment; Collective Impact Forum
Building Citywide Systems for Quality: A Guide and Case Studies for Afterschool Leaders
Oct 1, 2012
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment
Building Quality Improvement Systems: Lessons from Three Emerging Efforts in the Youth-Serving Sector
Mar 1, 2007
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment
Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools
Mar 1, 2007
Publisher(s): Forum for Youth Investment
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
- FSG
- William T. Grant Foundation
- International Youth Foundation (IYF)
- National Youth Employment Coalition
- National Urban League
- American Institutes for Research
- Collective Impact Forum
- Heartland Alliance National Initiatives on Poverty & Economic Opportunity
- Heartland Alliance Policy And Advocacy
- Heartland Alliance Research & Policy