| READY BY 21™: The Challenge | "The Challenge" is the definitive guide to the key ideas and resources behind the Ready by 21 Challenge. The Dilemma. Too few young people are entering adulthood ready and our collective efforts to make a difference are far too fragmented to have a big impact. The Solution. Changing the way we do business means that we need to throw out old assumptions about how change happens and engage youth and adult change makers with the ideas, resources and tools that help them The Delivery System. Partners, places and products are key to the five year plan of creating a critical mass of youth and adult leaders in every state across the country. Leaders have many opportunities for getting started in taking up the Ready by 21 Challenge. "The Challenge Key Ideas" is a brief overview of the Ready by 21 Challenge. |  | February 27, 2008 |
| Youth Ready by 21 - A 5-Year Action Agenda for Maryland | This report details the goals, strategies and action steps that members of the Leadership in Action Program (LAP) have determined as most critical to the long-term achievement of the result that all of Maryland’s children will enter school ready to learn. This Action Agenda is the result of lengthy deliberations and review of evidence-based proven practices by the LAP members. | October 31, 2007 | |
| Core Assumptions About Change | This two-pager summarizes the core assumptions that philanthropists, planners and policy makers consciously or unconsciously take into account when making decisions about where to focus their efforts to bring about change. |  | December 15, 2006 |
| Adding It Up -- Brochure, Rationale, and Guide to Mapping Public Resources for Children, Youth & Families | Brochure: Offering the highlights of what a CYF resource map can do, and why a state or community might benefit from one, the brochure can help you make the case and spread the word about your efforts. A good tool for introducing decision makers to the idea of a CYF map, the brochure can also help those who already have CYF maps in the works think about how and if their efforts are meeting their needs. Rationale: This introduction explains the why, how and what behind creating a CYF resource map. Setting the stage for what's involved in the process, this overview provides a good framework for understanding both the benefits and the challenges of getting the job done right. Guide: The "meat and potatoes" of the guide, the handbook has been designed to clarify the process of creating and implementing an effective CYF resource map. |  | December 1, 2006 |
| READY BY 21™: Taking Aim on the Big Picture | READY BY 21™: Taking Aim on the Big Picture describes the basic process that can be used by cities, states, funders and programs to coordinate their policies and services to support young people and their families. This tool is the "closet organizer" of youth policy. |  | December 1, 2006 |
| Ready for Work | In the past, much attention has been paid to the leaks in the “education pipeline”, but now employers, youth and communities are focusing on repairing the “work pipeline” to ensure that young people are ready for work by age 21. This issue brief is the second in a series developed by the Forum for Youth Investment, Connect for Kids, Voices for America’s Children and many state Kids Count organizations, to share the vision, messages and state policies being proposed to improve the work readiness of youth. |  | September 1, 2006 |
| Georgetown Divide (Black Oak Mine) Ready by 21 Coalition Case Study | Part of the Ready by 21 Change Makers in Action Series, this case study describes the work done by the Georgetown Divide Ready by 21 Coalition. |  | August 15, 2006 |
| Ready by 21 Change Makers In Action Series: Introduction | An introduction to the Ready by 21 Change Makers In Action Series. |  | August 15, 2006 |
| Council for Youth Development (Columbus/Bartholomew County, Indiana) Case Study | Part of the Ready by 21 Change Makers in Action Series, this case study describes the work done by the Council for Youth Development in Columbus/Bartholomew County, Indiana. |  | August 15, 2006 |
| Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development Case Study | Part of the Ready by 21 Change Makers in Action Series, this case study describes the work done by the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development. |  | August 15, 2006 |