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The Ready by 21 National Partnership

The Ready by 21 National Partnership is an unprecedented coalition of organizations representing government, education, non-profit, business, research, and philanthropy who are taking Ready by 21 into states and communities around the country. A “dream team” of the country’s most effective agencies, it works with trailblazing leaders who are shaping youth and community development policies and best practices. Its combined reach is over 650,000 state and local leaders who impact the lives of more than 100 million children and youth.

The Forum for Youth Investment is the creator of Ready by 21, and the founding and managing partner. United Way Worldwide is the signature partner, joined by mobilization partners that engage core stakeholders to help today’s youth be ready for college, work and life:

The National Partnership also includes technical partners who can offer community leaders packages of cutting-edge and competitively priced services and tools; these organizations include:

 

 


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Workforce Readiness Blog Posts

  • 04/10/2013
    New Demos Report Highlights Young America’s Growing Jobs Crisis
    Data Supports Corporate Voices’ Ongoing Efforts to Strengthen America’s Businesses and Job-Seeking Young Adults Through Smarter Workforce Training Investments Last week, Demos, a New York-based  non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization, released its report, Stuck: Young America’s Persistent Jobs Crisis, highlighting the current youth employment crisis in the United States and examining how the [...]
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  • 03/28/2013
    Corporate Voices Highlights Corporate Leadership Beyond the Workplace
    Corporate Voices for Working Families’ 2013 Annual Partners Meeting put the spotlight last week  on corporate leadership beyond the workplace, providing presentations rich in content, lively discussions and opportunities for attendees to network with other business leaders and policymakers.
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  • 02/14/2013
    Corporate Voices’ Reaction to the State of the Union Address
    Domestic policy was front and center during the first State of the Union Address of President Obama’s second term. The President spent most of his speech calling for tax and entitlement reform, spending on education and energy, gun control and immigration reform. One item of particular importance to Corporate Voices and its partner companies was [...]
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