Most Recent Publications

School-to-Work Partnerships and Youth Councils (November 1999)
As a result of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Youth Councils will plan, coordinate, and oversee youth programs and services funded under the legislation.... read more
Finding Pleasure in the Right Things: A Concept Paper on Arts, School-to-Career, Service Learning, and Community Revitalization (October 1999)
This report explores the potential contributions to youth development, school reform, and community revitalization of a coming together of three fields of pract... read more
What's Next for School-to-Career? (October 1999)
This report focuses on how to build upon school-to-career's significant successes in today's policy and political environment. Based on interviews with practit... read more
Presentation to the New Hampshire Workforce Development Planning Team (February 1999)
This presentation sets goals for New Hampshire's workforce development system, identifies design principles, and presents related initiatives.  ... read more
Business Participation in Welfare-to-Work: Lessons from the United States (January 1999)
This report highlights promising practices of U.S. firms that have been active participants in welfare-to-work initiatives. It also describes practical measures... read more
New Labor Market Intermediaries: What's Driving Them? Where Are They Headed? (September 1998)
JFF prepared this policy report for the Task Force on Reconstructing America's Labor Market Institutions, at MIT's Sloan School of Management. It provides a val... read more
School-to-Career Initiative Demonstrates Significant Impact on Young People (May 1998)
Research on Boston Public School graduates provides evidence that linking high schools with employers and other community allies can have a strong, lasting infl... read more
The Employer Workforce Development Initiative: Partnering with Communities to Create a Workforce for the New Millennium (1998)
This briefing paper and these case studies for Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) discusses the growing challenge of finding qualified workers. It o... read more
Getting Started: A Guide to School-to-Career Involvement for Health Care Employers (December 1997)
This 40-page guide provides basic information about school-to-career and describes basic steps to design and implement a program.  ... read more
A Portable Action Lab for Creating Quality Student Projects for Health Care Careers (December 1997)
For those who seek to create quality, integrated projects for students in health care school-to-career initiatives, this is an "action lab" adapted in... read more