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New New Ways Innovations Symposium Second Annual You are invited! Join with other leaders from around the country to help solidify a national policy strategy that will connect our youth to productive futures. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural symposium, the Board of Directors of New Ways to Work is again planning an invitation-only national gathering of our nation’s thought leaders, local practitioners, youth, and employer partners to spend time together sharing successes and challenges, and envisioning and crafting national and state strategies to address the crisis facing our nation’s youth and our country’s economy. You are one of those leaders and your voice is important to the conversation. To register, click on this link or copy the link in your web browser: www.regonline.com/63346_622999M. For more information about the event please click here to view the Fast Facts. 2008 Intermediary Network Spring Strategic Planning Institute – A Huge Success! Intermediary Organizations and leaders from around the country joined together in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 30th - May 2nd for the 2008 Intermediary Network Spring Strategic Planning Institute. This year's Institute focused on strategies and practices used by local Intermediaries to connect youth (especially our most vulnerable youth and those who are at risk of being left behind) to supports that help prepare them for a successful transition to adulthood. Participants also continued the valuable work of the Intermediary Network Practice Communities. Please check back soon for the 2008 Spring Strategic Planning Institute Highlights. For questions please contact Kellie Noe knoe@newwaystowork.org YTAT Newsblast The YTAT Newsblast, a timely update on events, legislation, and resources for Youth Transition Action Teams and your partners working with youth in the child welfare system, is ready to view. To view the latest YTAT news please visit: www.newwaystowork.org/initiatives/ytat/newsblasts/newsblast06_08.pdf (PDF 46KB) INet Newsblast The April issue of the INet News is now available and contains timely information about upcoming events, legislation updates, and current reports. To view the latest INet news please visit: www.intermediarynetwork.org/documents/INetNewsBlast4_08.pdf (PDF 60KB) To request that you receive future issues via email, contact Kellie Noe at knoe@newwaystowork.org Diploma Plus Newsblast The DP Newsblast, a timely update on events, legislation, and resources for Diploma Plus is ready to view. please visit: Diploma Plus Newsblast June 2008 (PDF 68KB) Now Available! 2007 Intermediary Network Fall Leadership Forum Highlights The Sixth Annual Intermediary Network Fall Leadership Forum held in Seattle, October 10-12, 2007 was a huge success. Over 40 leaders from local intermediaries around the country and national affiliate organizations met to address the issues facing intermediaries today and to develop a National Policy Agenda to grow support for Intermediary practice. Members focused on the Intermediary Network’s core work of connecting schools to workplaces and time was spent concentrating on serving our nation’s most vulnerable youth – those that are out-of-work and out-of-school – as well as those youth served in after-school and out-of-school time programs. INet Policy Framework Fall Forum 2007 – Draft (PDF 48 kb) Intermediary Network Fall Leadership Forum Highlights (PDF 714 kb) Add Your Program to the List of Sonoma County Career Development Opportunities Leaders from Sonoma County’s Industry and Education communities are working to develop a county-wide career development system that will better align all career development opportunities with high growth/high demand industry sectors within the county. The Sonoma County Office of Education, with support and facilitation from New Ways to Work, are advising the development of a strategic plan that engages key stakeholders to guide the creation of this county-wide career development system that will better connect career development opportunities and prepare students to enter college and the workforce. We are currently gathering information about career development opportunities that are already happening in Sonoma County. We invite you to add to our list of career development opportunities. We would like you to include information about any program available in Sonoma County that provides students with career development opportunities. Programs can be in high schools and/or the community. Your feedback is important. Complete the survey online at www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB226WAYH69RK New Ways 2008 Calendar The New Ways Initiative calendar of events has been updated for 2008, with a variety of support activities lined up, including content conference calls and statewide and national meetings and events. See the online New Ways 2008 Calendar (PDF 41 KB). Youth Policy Action Center More than 30 of the country’s leading national advocacy organizations have joined forces for improving policies and programs for children and youth. The Youth Policy Action Center helps youth and concerned adults contact elected officials about important programs and initiatives. The Youth Policy Action Center gives young people a platform on which to stand and be counted in national debate and dialogue. It gives national advocates a way to come together and act as one. And it gives all citizens — concerned parents, proud grandparents, dedicated teachers — political power which used to be the exclusive providence of entrenched special interest lobbyists. .  
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