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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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Elevating Your Programming With LERs: A Guide for CBOs
February 20, 2025Based on JFF and IRC’s regional pilot, this field guide serves as a human-centered resource for community-based organizations interested in adopting learning and employment records technology. This field guide, developed by Jobs for the Future…
ProjectRework America State Network
February 12, 2025The Rework America State Network is a non-partisan collaboration of workforce leaders from governors’ offices, state agencies, and state workforce boards committed to improving economic advancement for workers in the United States. A Forum for…
ToolSkills and Talent Development in the Age of AI
February 6, 2025These toolkits highlight emerging AI-driven shifts in jobs and skills, offering insights for training providers and small business leaders to support worker-centric AI adoption and workforce development strategies. This work was made possible with support…
NewsWhat’s the deal with Pell in prisons?
February 6, 2025
Report/Research5 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…
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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