Forward Together leads grassroots actions and trains community leaders to transform policy and culture in ways that support individuals, families, and communities in reaching our full potential. In the world we envision, all people will have the economic, social, and political power and resources to make decisions about our gender, our bodies, and our sexuality. We are developing leaders with vision, building networks across communities, and implementing innovative campaigns to make our vision a reality. Our national Strong Families initiative is a home for the four out of five people in the United States who do not live behind the proverbial picket fence _ whose lives fall outside the outdated notion that a family consists of a mom at home and a dad at work. While that life has never been the reality for most of our families, too many of the policies that affect us are based on this fantasy. From a lack of affordable childcare and afterschool programs, to immigration policy and marriage equality, the way we make policy and allocate resources needs to catch up to the way we live. Forward Together also trains allied organizations in a mind-body practice we call Forward Stance, in order to support movement-building efforts. On a local level, we've been doing youth organizing and leadership development with Asian young women in Oakland since 2005 and with Asian young men since 2011.