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Building a Future that Works for Everyone
Millions of people are shut out of quality jobs and the chance for a better life. To eliminate barriers to economic advancement, we must fix our education and workforce systems to make them easier to navigate.
Our North Star: By 2033, 75 million people facing systemic barriers to advancement will work in quality jobs.
Reimagine. Rebuild. Together.
For more than 40 years, Jobs for the Future has partnered with organizations like yours to design solutions, scale best practices, influence policy and action, and invest in innovations.
We aim to create learner and worker opportunity, strengthen education and career navigation, ensure program quality and efficacy, integrate learning and work, and build strong regional economies.
Together, we are reimagining what’s possible—leading public, private, and nonprofit sector changemakers to new ideas and promising innovations to help the workforce of the future.
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5 Standards for High-Quality Youth Leadership Opportunities
January 7, 2025This guide outlines five key standards for organizations looking to develop or improve leadership opportunities for young workers. The standards are designed to foster leadership skills, career development, and self-determination. This guide, developed by Jobs…
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Report/ResearchPreparing Today’s Youth for the Jobs of the Future
December 10, 2024JFF’s policy recommendations for serving youth in infrastructure, climate, and semiconductor production careers Read JFF’s nine policy recommendations for better serving youth who are disconnected from school and work, based on the perspectives they shared…
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Report/ResearchTraining the Future Climate Workforce
November 14, 2024This JFFLabs market scan is a guide for investors and policymakers who are looking to back workforce solutions that support the growth of the green economy and provide workers with quality jobs. About the Market…
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Report/ResearchReplicating and Scaling Regional Intermediary Networks: The California Blueprint
November 6, 2024This report provides a comprehensive guide to replicating and scaling California’s regional apprenticeship intermediary networks. It offers actionable insights on how these networks can streamline employer engagement, foster inclusivity, and align educational programs with industry…
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Report/ResearchFintech Solutions That Drive Personal Financial Success
November 1, 2024A market scan of tech-driven tools and platforms that expand access to meaningful financial products, services, and potential for workers and learners of all backgrounds. We estimate the size of the U.S. market for tech-driven…
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Report/ResearchFederal Policy Unlocks for a Skills-First Economy
October 31, 2024In this paper, JFF offers a comprehensive set of federal policy recommendations that are highly actionable, practical, and bipartisan—focusing on solutions that can be implemented to build a more inclusive dynamic and human-centered economy. Jobs…
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