Through its Ready by 21 Initiative, the Forum for Youth Investment works with leaders nationwide to create strategies that proactively change the odds for young people – to be ready for college, ready for work and ready for life.
Recognizing that positive youth outcomes across the first two decades of life are interconnected, the Initiative promotes coordination across systems, policies and programs – aligning ideas, resources and stakeholders on behalf of youth.
About Karen Pittman
She is a leader in the field of youth development who:
Serves as the executive director of the Forum for Youth Investment, co-founded in 1998 with Merita Irby, and is the president of Impact Strategies, Inc.
Has written three books and multiple articles on youth issues and is a regular columnist (Youth Today) and public speaker.
Is the 2002 recipient of the National Commission for African American Education Augustus F. Hawkins Service Award and the 2003 American Youth Policy Forum Decade of Service Award for Sustained Visionary Leadership in Advancing Youth Policy.
Earned a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in sociology from Oberlin College.
About the event
Hosts: The Applied Research Collaborative on Youth Development, University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development with the United Way of the Greater Twin Cities.
Date/place: January 17, 2008, at the University of Minnesota.
Karen Pittman – Aligning Proactive Policies for Youth
About the Learning Series
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, these events are planned and hosted by the Center’s Research and Evaluation Unit in partnership with the Applied Research Collaborative on Youth Development (ARCYD).
ARCYD is a network of researchers, evaluators and policy leaders dedicated to generating applied research that bridges research findings with policy solutions for youth.
