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2008 State Children's Cabinets and Councils Directory
The directory provides at-a-glance overviews of existing cabinets and councils.
Publishing Date:
January 15, 2008
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State Children's Cabinets and Councils Capitol Hill Forum
In December, the American Youth Policy Forum and the Forum for Youth Investment co-hosted a lunchtime forum on Capitol Hill to launch the publication series and convene stakeholders to examine Children's Cabinets and Councils. Speakers from Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland shared their first-hand experiences with this sort of collaboration. Materials from the forum are online.
Publishing Date:
January 15, 2008
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Cornerstones for Kids (C4K) Workforce Planning Portal
The Next Generation Youth Workforce Coalition, housed at the Forum, is please to announce the Cornerstones for Kids (C4K) Workforce Planning Portal. The portal is an easy-to-use gateway to materials and tools specifically designed to assist individuals and organizations in answering both quick workforce-related questions and larger, longer-term workforce concerns.
Publishing Date:
January 15, 2008
Campaign for Youth Launches Mobilization around Reconnecting America's Youth
In anticipation of a new President, a new federal administration and a new Congress, Thaddeus Ferber (program director) and the rest of the Campaign for Youth steering committee released "Our Youth, Our Economy, Our Future: A National Investment Strategy for Reconnecting America's Youth," which calls for increased federal investment and outlines a series of recommendations for action for the ne
Publishing Date:
January 15, 2008
Immigrant Youth Development Article
Forum staff members Karen Pittman, Nicole Yohalem and Nalini Ravindranath contributed to an article on immigrant youth in collaboration with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Grantmakers for Children, Youth, & Families (GCYF). The article, "Targeted Youth Development: A Closer Look at Immigrant Youth," was published in the latest edition of Insight, a GCYF publication.
Publishing Date:
January 15, 2008