Ready by 21 Updates
Regular e-news updates about partners, places, research, tools and upcoming events. Click here to sign up for any or all of the newsletters.

• Forum Flash. The latest news from Ready by 21 partners, sites and events sent bi-weekly through Forum Flash (the Forum's monthly e-newsletter) and archived at forumfyi.org.
  
• Connect for Kids. The latest research and field reports on everything from early childhood literacy to youth transitions delivered by Connect for Kids Weekly (a collaborative e-news and web-based information center managed by the Forum) and archived at connectforkids.org.
• YPAC Alerts. Opportunities to take action on critical policy issues presented by the Youth Policy Action Center (a collaborative action platform managed by the Forum)
• Youth Policy News. Periodic updates on state youth policy from NCSL and the Forum, delivered exclusively to policymakers.

Ready by 21 Webinar Series
A trio of webinars and audio conferences for those who learn best by hearing stories and interacting with tools.Click here to get the 2008-2009 Webinar Series Schedule.

• Change maker Blueprints series
• Big Picture Planning Approach series
• Engaging Stakeholders series

Ready by 21 Trainings & Institutes
2-3 day sessions for experienced individuals or teams interested in understanding and applying the Ready by 21 Challenge and Big Picture Approach. (Check the Forum web site for dates and locations). Two per year offered in Washington D.C. at the Cady-Lee. Two per year offered in coordination with national partners.

Ready by 21 Introductory Resources
Print and virtual information (power points, video clips) for those who want to learn more about the Ready by 21 Challenge and the Big Picture Approach.

Get Started. Download overviews, power point presentations, clips, handouts and short case examples.
Go Deeper. Review dozens of reports, examples, resource guides and presentations on:

• Promoting youth development
• Mapping the program landscape
• Making the case for out-of-school investments
• Aligning policies and funding
• Creating youth-centered children's budgets
• Improving program quality citywide
• Principles for youth engagement
• Strengthening coordinating bodies
• Improving the youth work workforce

Ready by 21 Coaching
Virtual and in-person customized support for those trying to use and promote Big Picture thinking. On-site presentations and facilitation are available but support can also be effectively provided via phone and e-mail.

• Conference planning. Help using the Big Picture Approach to plan or frame major events or to get the most out of a scheduled Ready by 21 keynote.
• Retreat planning. Help planning leadership retreats, planning processes or other events where a Big Picture Approach could help address real time challenges.
• Work plan development. Help for individuals or teams responsible for developing youth master plans, children's report cards and action agendas.

Ready by 21 “At the Ready” Resources
Print and virtual information (power points, video clips) for those who want to learn more about the Challenge and the Big Picture Approach and think about ways bring the lessons back to their organizations and communities and learn how to create effective Big Picture change structures.

Get started by downloading Ready by 21 overviews, power point presentations, clips, handouts and short “on the ground” case examples.
Go deeper by reviewing the dozens of reports, examples, resource guides and presentations on:

• Promoting youth development
• Mapping the program landscape
• Making the case for out-of-school investments
• Aligning policies and funding
• Creating Youth-centered children’s budgets
• Improving program quality citywide
• Principles for youth engagement
• Strengthening coordinating bodies
• Improving the Youth work workforce

Big Picture "Power" Tool Guides and Trainings
1-2 day workshops on tools that help communities assess resources across settings and programs. Topics include landscape mapping (surveys and document review strategies to map current programs, initiatives, commissions and plans) and program quality assessment and improvement offered through the Center for Youth Program Quality, a joint venture of the Forum and the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation.

Sustained Work with Selected Places or Groups
Technical assistance to places or groups that want to take on the Ready by 21 Challenge and increase their capacity to bring a new way of thinking and concrete change strategies into their long-term, intentional efforts to change the odds for youth.