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The Forum for Youth Investment (or The Forum) is a national not-for-profit organization that promotes youth development and youth work in the United States. A self-described "action-tank," as opposed to a think tank, The Forum advocates for positive youth development through the dissemination of resources to youth-serving programs, and advocacy for youth and the programs that serve them. The Forum is currently involved in pormoting its Ready By 21 inititative.

Vision & Mission According to their website, the Forum's Vision is "All children and youth are ready for college, work and life. All families and communities are supportive. All leaders are effective." It's mission is "To create opportunities and incentives for youth and adult leaders to think differently, act differently and act together because they are: linked by core beliefs about what is needed, guided by a shared sense of accountability, girded by compelling data, and driven by a common desire to ensure that all children, youth, families and communities have the supports and opportunities they need to succeed." In their website's Group Organization Profile, the American Youth Policy Forum describes the work of The Forum as follows: "provides youth and adult leaders with the information, technical assistance, training, network support and partnership opportunities needed to increase the quality and quantity of youth investment and youth involvement." Sources http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/about http://www.aypf.org/projects/DropoutRecovery/orgprofiles/fyi.htm