Education & Youth
FSG’s Education & Youth team partners with foundations, university systems, national nonprofits, school districts, and corporations to improve academic and developmental outcomes for youth. We help our clients develop and evaluate strategies that support children along the cradle to career continuum.
Expertise
- Strategic and business planning
- Evaluation and organizational learning
- Workshop facilitation
- Collective impact structuring and coaching
- Systems change structuring and coaching
Our work spans the education continuum and includes:
- Early care and education
- K-12 (including out of school time)
- Postsecondary education
- Workforce development
- Juvenile justice
- Corporate involvement in education
Case Studies
- Active Schools
Creating More Active Schools
FSG helped Active Schools (formerly Let’s Move! Active Schools) develop a field strategy to increase physical education and activity…
- Early Matters
Improving Early Childhood Education in Houston, Texas
FSG worked with Early Matters to accelerate its progress on early childhood education in Houston, Texas, by helping the…
- Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Improving College Access and Success
FSG used an adaptive and flexible evaluation design to help the Grand Rapids Community Foundation and Grand Rapids Public…
- New York State Juvenile Justice System
Reforming New York’s Juvenile Justice System
FSG used the collective impact framework to bring together leaders of law enforcement, child welfare, and other fields from…
Work with Us
How can we partner with your organization to reimagine social change?
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