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August 11, 2010
Forum Flash: August 11, 2010

In this edition of Forum Flash, read about the Forum's latest work in education and youth policy. Karen Pittman will be a featured panelist at a free event in Washington, DC presenting findings from Gallup and Phi Delta Kappa on the state of education.

August 10, 2010
Ready by 21 Webinar--Program Landscape Mapping--Thursday, August 26, 3:00 PM EDT

Program landscape mapping is a process that enables community members, decision makers and stakeholders to identify or inventory existing youth services and organizations.

August 9, 2010
Youth Voice: a Topic of Discussion at the White House

The Forum’s America's Youth Councils Network is working with a coalition of national organizations to advocate for the creation of a National Youth Council. On June 30th, coalition members had a West Wing sit-down with Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, to discuss their vision for ways to incorporate youth voice into federal policymaking.

August 9, 2010
Introducing SparkAction: For Children. For Youth. For Change.
SparkAction Logo: For children. For youth. For change.

SparkAction officially launched in June! The Forum is proud to be managing this collaborative effort for and by the child and youth field to mobilize a large, well-informed constituency to spark action for change.

July 8, 2010
Forum Flash: July 8, 2010

In this issue of Forum Flash, read Karen's latest Youth Today column on why research must be used better – not just saved in our inboxes for later reading. Also, check out a guide that the Forum jointly developed with the William T.