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The Ready by 21® Challenge calls on states and communities to change the odds for children and youth by changing the way they do business

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded $1.2 million to the Forum over the next 3 years to identify and cultivate opportunities to affirm the importance of postsecondary credentials for low-income and disconnected youth within its network of partners, people and places.

On October 23rd, Thaddeus Ferber spoke to an audience of 300 at the World Bank's Y2Y Global Youth Conference 2008. The conference was presented by the Youth-to-Youth Community (Y2Y) of the World Bank.

On July 15, Karen Pittman, facilitated an interactive presentation on the Ready by 21 Challenge at the Shared Youth Vision Pre-Conference.

On July 15, Karen Pittman, facilitated an interactive presentation on Ready by 21® at the Shared Youth Vision Pre-Conference. This pre-conference session preceded the Workforce Innovations that took place throughout the week in New Orleans.

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, nonprofit, business and community philanthropy sectors. Below are featured clips from the partner panel discussion at the National Launch in Washington, DC.

Transcipt of remarks made by Brian Gallagher, CEO and President of UWA who spoke at the Ready by 21 launch in February and expressed UWA's support for the Ready by 21 Challenge.