Southwest

Participants were introduced to activities for building agreement and heard about potential indicators for goals across developmental years and the range of outcomes, as developed by the Forum and Child Trends.

Presenters: Suzanne Hershey, Senior Fellow, the Forum for Youth Investment and former Facilitator of the Ready by 21 initiative, Austin, Tex.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Short Description:

Conceiving goals and indicators is easy. The challenge is getting community leaders to agree on goals and indicators that cover all young people of all age groups, in all aspects of their lives—from education and health to interpersonal skills and job readiness.

Audience Sector:

Advocacy

Non‐profit/Foundation

Scope:

City

Focus:

Urban

Region:

Southwest

Standards :

Establish a balanced set of goals and indicators for all children, youth and young adults

Define supports that the full community must provide

Create a big picture, goal-oriented action plan

Define common terms and communicate core messages

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New Mexico Children's Cabinet 2011 Report Card & Budget Report

Location

NM

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Short Description:

The New Mexico Children's Cabinet 2011 Report Card & Budget Report is the seventh iteration of the document, which has garnered national recognition for its innovation. In addition to annually tracking progress on child and youth indicators that correspond to the Children's Cabinet's five result areas (healthy, educated, safe, supported and involved), the report quantifies public spending for each area.

Partner:

Children's Cabinet Network

Forum for Youth Investment

Audience Sector:

Advocacy

Government/Policy

Non‐profit/Foundation

Age Group:

Young Children

Primary School Age

Secondary School Age

Scope: