Forum for Community Solutions

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The Aspen Institute's Forum for Community Solutions. Supporting local collaborations for equity and justice, with a nat'l network of Opportunity Youth sites.

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  1. Feb 10

    Read first installment of The Future is Young Learning Series to learn about their approach to Collaborative Infrastructure for scaled impact, systemic change & scalable solutions for youth economic opportunities. Read the Learning Brief:

    GOYN's The Future is Young Learning Series identifies & presents scalable solutions for youth economic opportunity. This first installment presents our approach to Collaborative Infrastructure for scaled impact & systemic change. Read the Learning Brief:
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    Jan 28

    GOYN community leader & YAG alumni joined the National Mentoring Summit to share global OY perspectives & his experience leading mentoring efforts in Mombasa. He touched on the barriers OY face & why it's so important to learn from young people.

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  3. Jan 28

    In 's new article Working in Partnership With Opportunity Youth, Monique Miles & Lili Allen share 3 key lessons that have emerged from the years of work by opportunity youth, collaboratives, & community partners. Read more:

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  4. 17 Dec 2021

    The events of 2020 acutely affected the work of the movement. Learn how the OYF Network’s collaboratives seized the moment in our new report.

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  5. 15 Dec 2021

    Nature is candy. One of the main reasons we get out there, is to provide labor to Black farmers and knowledge to our Gangsters to Growers young adults. - Abiodun Henderson

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  6. 15 Dec 2021

    Watching youth in the community know what food tastes like from growing it and eating it is beautiful. As indigenous people exploring nature, outdoors and our sacred sites is something our youth need - it's who they are as indigenous kids. Where they stand is theirs.Julie Garreau

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  7. 15 Dec 2021

    A relationship with nature is personal - Monica Lopez Magee

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  8. 15 Dec 2021

    Systemic racism has tried to control the narrative of who I am. It's a practice for me. I am going to control that narrative.I'm never going to forget my humanity even if you forget I am human. The thing you will always have is your own narrative. -Carolyn Finney

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  9. 15 Dec 2021

    How do we change the narrative? You are the narrative. We are practiced alchemists taking metal and turning it into gold. You are the story that's always been written, you are the song that has always been sung. You are we. - Carolyn Finney

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  10. 15 Dec 2021

    It is not that pain but the healing is so powerful. Remember it is always about redemption. It's not about perfection. The important thing is to not inflict that pain on anyone else. Who do we want to be and how do we get there? Carolyn Finney

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  11. 15 Dec 2021

    We are not just the stories that have hurt us. - Carolyn Finney

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  12. 15 Dec 2021

    Question we need to explore: How do we change the narrative about who we are as Black and Brown people in relationship to the environment and the relationship to place? - Carolyn Finney

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  13. 15 Dec 2021

    Our session just kicked off with an amazing video. Not able to make our Power of Place session today? Watch the archive videos for this 6 part series.

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  14. 15 Dec 2021

    TODAY is our last session - The Opportunity Youth Forum 2021 Digital Learning Series - The Power of Place: Reframing Environmental Justice with a Racial Justice Lens. Exploring the healing power of nature for Black, Indigenous, & communities of color.

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    9 Dec 2021

    The US needs to entirely revamp its approach to youth transitions between phases of education and work. reform will require us to replace our current disjointed system with a holistic approach.

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    9 Dec 2021

    Black and Latino youth are much more likely to be disconnected from school and work than white youth and young adults.

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  17. 7 Dec 2021

    Join tomorrow at Summit with young leaders, community, and global partners to discuss what it will take to create more structurally just and equitable livelihood and pathways for global opportunity youth. Register Today:

    1 Day To Go! is an opportunity to connect, learn and lead with your colleagues and young leaders from organizations around the world. Don’t miss it Dec 8-9, 8-11am ET. Register today:
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    2 Dec 2021

    In this roundtable, (), (), Geoffrey Canada (), Rosanne Haggerty () and () share about collective impact for collaborative, place-based change.

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    30 Nov 2021

    In this roundtable, (), (), Geoffrey Canada (), Rosanne Haggerty () and () share about collective impact for collaborative, place-based change.

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  20. 23 Nov 2021

    Join the Youth Equity Summit on Dec 8-9th, 2021, for a series of global and community-led conversations about what it will take to create more structurally just and equitable livelihood and opportunity ecosystems. Register Now:

    Join us at the Youth Equity Summit on Dec 8-9th, 2021, for a series of global and community-led conversations about what it will take to create more structurally just and equitable livelihood and opportunity ecosystems. Register Now:
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