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Dear Forum Flash Reader,
In this issue of Forum Flash, we want to draw your attention to a critical topic facing the allied youth fields: building a strong, stable and supported youth workforce that is committed to the empowerment and well-being of youth. This is the goal of the recently formed Next Generation Youth Work Coalition, co-chaired by the Forum's Karen Pittman, Pam Garza from the National Collaboration for Youth, and Deborah Craig from YouthNet of Greater Kansas City. The Coalition will provide a forum for individuals and organizations at the national, state and local levels who influence or are influenced by workforce issues to work together to address the needs of front-line workers in the after-school and youth development fields. For more information about the work of the Next Generation Youth Work Coalition, go to http://nextgencoalition.org/.
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Putting Youth Work on the Map research brief
and action recommendations
On November 8-9, 2006, the Next Gen Coalition convened 45 experts - including front-line workers, employers, funders, technical assistance providers, policy advocates and researchers - to review workforce data collected by the Coalition and other organizations over the past year, to discuss its implications, and generate recommendations for advancing the field.
Click here to read the report
Click here to read a press release
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| The Forum gives thanks to Congressman Osborne and contributes to Youth Today column on the Federal Youth Coordination Act |
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Thaddeus Ferber and other members of the National Collaboration for Youth met with Congressman Osborne to give thanks for his years of service and his work sponsoring the Federal Youth Coordination Act which was signed into law by the President in October. As discussed in Youth Today, the act creates a Federal Youth Development Council which will provide new direction and leadership for federal efforts to support young people.
Read Thaddeus' remarks in Youth Today
If you have not yet thanked your congressional representative for passing the act, click here to do so now
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| Forum commentary featured in Journal of Public Health Management and Practice |
 Karen Pittman, Shanetta Martin and Nicole Yohalem's commentary on "Youth Development as a 'Big Picture' Public Health Strategy" is featured in the November supplement of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. In the article, they explain how youth development principles can inform visioning, planning, constituency building, decision making, training, assessment, program development, policy design and implementation efforts.
Click here to learn more about this supplement |
| Education partner speaks about Ready by 21 to the California School Boards Association |
A recent study published in October 2006 includes a case study highlighting the programs and practices of the Black Oak Mine Unified School District (BOMUSD), one of the Forum's Ready by 21 partners, and Golden Sierra High School. The report, Governance Matters: The School Board Guide to Reinvigorating High Schools, features a case study on the BOMUSD entitled "Effective Student Strategies." As a result of this case study, Rob Schamberg, superintendent of the BOMUSD, was asked to speak at a November 29th symposium on high school reform in San Francisco, California where he discussed the importance of the Ready by 21 vision and coalition to the districts capacity to create effective schools.
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Upcoming Conference Call on 12/14: What's Next for Child and Youth Advocacy?
The Forum for Youth Investment, along with Voices for America's Children, Kids Count, and the National Conference of State Legislatures, invite you to participate in a conference call for state child and youth advocates to discuss what the changing political landscape means for child and youth advocacy. The call is on December 14 from 3 - 4:30 P.M. EST. If you would like to join in on the call, please email Ada McMahon at ada@forumfyi.org by December 8 and she will send you the call-in information.
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