Trevor Davies Will Work in Michigan and Nationally to Increase Access to Afterschool Programs.

In September, the Forum's President & CEO Karen Pittman spoke with Camille Farrington, one of the chief architects of the Foundations for Young Adult Success framework, to explore how the framework remains critical to our efforts to put children and youth at the center and address equity.

In this Issue: Whole Child/Whole Community Approach | Call for NAA20 Presenters | Future of Education Data | Summertime Experiences

In this Issue: Ready by 21 National Meeting | Young Adult Success | Equity

In this Issue: Ready by 21 National Meeting | Funding | Afterschool | Whole Child

In 2019, over 650 leaders convened April 23-25 in Seattle, Washington for the 8th annual Ready by 21 National Meeting. The thought-provoking plenary session and keynote videos are now available for viewing.  

More than a year has passed since the federal government announced its goal of developing a comprehensive strategy for using and managing data to deliver on mission, serve customers, and steward resources while respecting privacy and confidentiality. Now the government has released a draft year-one action plan and is seeking public input on its scope and content. This blog includes our organization's submitted comments on the Federal Data Strategy.

In this Issue: Equity | Afterschool | Social-Emotional Health | Evidence-Based Practices

In this Issue: Program Implementation | Leadership Training Opportunity | Social and Emotional Learning

The Forum's Senior Director of Field Services Larry Pasti reflects on how to select and effectively implement new programs and strategies in a Youth Today blog post.

Take a look at this video for brief highlights from the release of the latest Index. Please share this information with others.