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Engage youth, families and community members in solutions

 

Improving Systems and Settings: Quality Improvement in Asheville

You need to make high-quality interactions between young people and adults routine. Approaching quality improvement from a community-wide perspective helps to ensure that the good work done in one corner of a community - such as a school, afterschool program or gymnasium - is complemented by work done elsewhere in the community. Joe Bertoletti of the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality and Gina Gallo from the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County discussed the work of assessing the quality, reach and coordination of services in Asheville, NC.

Implementing Bolder Strategies 101 Webinar Recording

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Short Description: 
This webinar offers an introduction to the Bolder Actions standards and offers several examples of carrying them out. Broadcast on Aug. 30, 2011, the session was led by Danielle Evennou and Emily Jensen, senior policy associates, and Kiley Bednar, program manager, at the Forum for Youth Investment.
Partner: 
Forum for Youth Investment
Standards : 
Improve systems and settings
Align policies and resources
Increase demand
Engage youth, families and community members in solutions

Voices for the Common Good: America Speaks Out on Education

This United Way Worldwide report highlights the voices of everyday Americans concerned about education in the United States. Above all, the opinion was that there is so much acrimony, divisiveness and negativity in our debates on the issues of education. Everyday people are hungry to get past the posturing and get on to doing whatever it takes to set children up for success. While so much attention lately has been placed on schools, the people in this report said that while schools play an important role, communities and indivduals have to step forward in a different way.

Friday, April 1, 2011
Short Description: 
This report shares the aspirations and concerns of everyday people across America about their communities and what it will take for children to succeed in life. It's based on a series of community conversations local United Ways hosted across the country last fall, as well as on some focus groups and a national poll.
Partner: 
United Way Worldwide
Audience Sector: 
Business
Education (K-12)
Education (Post-Secondary)
Government/Policy
Non‐profit/Foundation
Youth and Families
Age Group: 
Primary School Age
Middle School Age
Secondary School Age
Older Youth
Standards : 
Engage youth, families and community members in solutions

Primer on Creating Effective Youth Panels

Based on the experience of facilitating youth panels, the feedback of young people involved and the Forum for Youth Investment's ongoing work around youth as agents of change, the Forum has created this short primer on creating student panels that aid in the process of reinventing high schools.

Youth voices are critical for several reasons:

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Short Description: 
Youth voices are critical to decision making on issues such as school reform. This guide provides information on how youth panels can be a tool to meaningfully engage young people on an issue that directly affects them: improvements to their schools.
Partner: 
Forum for Youth Investment
Audience Sector: 
Education (K-12)
Age Group: 
Secondary School Age
Scope: 
Neighborhood
City
County
Standards : 
Engage youth, families and community members in solutions

Building Effective Youth Councils

The Forum believes that meaningful youth engagement is critical for the creation of sustainable, widespread, high-impact change in the systems and settings that can either support or hinder young people’s progress.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Short Description: 
This publication, created by the Forum for Youth Investment with National League of Cities, provides a practical guide to engaging youth in policymaking. It provides a rationale for youth councils, keys to making them effective and examples of useful documents and language.
Partner: 
Forum for Youth Investment
Audience Sector: 
Advocacy
Education (K-12)
Education (Post-Secondary)
Government/Policy
Youth and Families
Age Group: 
Secondary School Age
Older Youth
Scope: 
City
County
State
Standards : 
Engage youth, families and community members in solutions

Building Effective Youth Councils: A Practical Guide to Engaging Youth in Policy Making

The guide is divided into three parts:


The Rationale for Youth Engagement in Government provides a theoretical and historical context for youth councils by articulating the rationale for engaging youth in policy and decision-making processes and by explaining the Forum’s Principles of Youth Engagement.

Sunday, July 15, 2007
Short Description: 
The guide is designed to help states and localities create or strengthen their own youth councils. It is a synthesis of theory and practice that provides a general framework for thinking about youth councils, explaining the principles for youth action and the importance of youth engagement. It also incorporates advice and lessons from people in the field who have started or currently staff youth councils across the country. The guide incorporates examples from these youth councils to illustrate key points, focusing heavily on the youth councils in Boston, Massachusetts; Hampton, Virginia; and the state of New Mexico.
Partner: 
Forum for Youth Investment
Audience Sector: 
Advocacy
Government/Policy
Non‐profit/Foundation
Youth and Families
Age Group: 
Primary School Age
Secondary School Age
Scope: 
Neighborhood
City
County
State
Standards : 
Align and strengthen coalitions, commissions and intermediaries
Engage key stakeholders in setting priorities and solving problems
Engage youth, families and community members in solutions

Youth-Adult Partnerships in Public Action: Principles, Organizational Culture and Outcomes

The case studies described in this report underscore the critical role that community-based organizations can play both in developing young people’s leadership abilities and driving positive community change. Specifically, the authors push beyond principles, identifying effective organizational and management practices that can help any organization committed to meaningful youth engagement advance their efforts in concrete ways. Additionally, the outcomes they identify present a useful impact framework for much-needed future program evaluation and research efforts.

Thursday, November 6, 2008
Short Description: 
The Forum partnered with the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Nonprofits to publish Youth-Adult Partnerships in Public Action: Principles, Organizational Culture and Outcomes. This study focuses on how organizations translate principles of youth engagement into practice and build a culture of partnership, as well as the outcomes – for young people, institutions and communities – that can result when they do. The research focuses on two organizations, Austin Voices for Education and Youth and Oasis Community IMPACT in Nashville, TN, but the lessons can help any organization committed to meaningful youth engagement advance their efforts in concrete ways.
Partner: 
Forum for Youth Investment
Audience Sector: 
Non‐profit/Foundation
Youth and Families
Age Group: 
Secondary School Age
Scope: 
City
County
Standards : 
Engage key stakeholders in setting priorities and solving problems
Engage youth, families and community members in solutions

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