Educational Stability Across Systems

Forge Forward partners with Community-Based Care (CBC) and Single Source Continuum (SCC) organizations to strengthen educational stability, accountability, and continuity across placements, programs, and transitions.


What Partnership Looks Like in Action


  • Designated and approved community partner across participating provider networks, with defined scope and duration

  • Contracted, standardized support framework implemented consistently to reduce variation and ensure quality

  • Scheduled progress reporting with agreed-upon metrics to support oversight, compliance, and decision-making

  • Operational alignment with well-being and education benchmarks, reviewed at regular intervals

  • Predictable, low-burden administrative processes, with clearly defined workflows and points of contact

  • Documented roles, responsibilities, and accountability, ensuring clarity without clinical overlap

  • A single, consistent partnership model maintained across all providers, with change management protocols if updates are required





The Challenge

Educational outcomes for youth in care are impacted by fragmented data, inconsistent accountability, and limited visibility into progress. As placements change, learning gaps widen and successful outcomes are often lost. These challenges place additional strain on caseworkers and systems already navigating complex demands. Forge Forward serves as a forge of stability, providing consistent educational support, progress monitoring, and collaboration to help close learning gaps and reduce system burden.

Forge Solutions

  • Trauma-informed tutoring and academic coaching that centers safety, trust, and consistency

  • Multiple modes of progress monitoring, including participation tracking, goal progression, and skill-focus indicators

  • SEL-aligned approaches that support self-regulation, engagement, and confidence alongside academics

  • Optional faith-based encouragement, delivered in a trauma-aware and policy-respectful manner

  • Family-centered learning tools that support caregivers and staff across settings

  • Community-based and program-embedded support offered in-person, virtually, or in hybrid formats


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