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Building a Future That Works for Everyone
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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.
Together, we’re leading public, private, and nonprofit changemakers to new ideas and evidence-based solutions to expand economic opportunity for all and strengthen the workforce of the future.
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Accelerating State Readiness for Workforce Pell
October 8, 2026A multi-state partnership to support implementation and strengthen nondegree credential systems An initiative led by JFF, in partnership with the Data Quality Campaign, is helping a cohort of states address immediate Workforce Pell implementation demands…
Case StudyFrom Farmwork to Opportunity
October 5, 2026How Two Central Valley Organizations Pair Financial Supports With Trusted Guidance California’s Farmworkers Advancement Program shows how financial supports and trusted guidance can help farmworkers navigate training, overcome barriers, and move into stable new careers…
Report/ResearchThe State of America’s Skilled Trades
September 30, 2026A National Report A national report and interactive dashboard reveal the forces shaping America’s skilled trades workforce, and opportunities to strengthen career pathways, guide investment, and build capacity for the future. The report pairs these…
Report/ResearchReady for What's Next: The Search for a Better Career Path
September 29, 2026The Search for a Better Career Path Drawing on a national survey, this report examines how adults without a college degree are responding to workplace change—and what employers and workforce partners can do to help…
ToolBuilding State Infrastructure for High-Quality Dual Enrollment
September 28, 2026JFF and College in High School Alliance (CHSA) propose a new federal grant framework to help states modernize their dual enrollment infrastructure and expand access to high-quality, transferable, and accessible dual enrollment. A new resource…
ProjectPowering Service-to-Career Pathways
September 28, 2026Service experiences offer high-quality work-based learning and training that helps people build skills, social capital, and connections to careers while strengthening communities. JFF works to expand these programs and pathways. What Are Service-to-Career Pathways? Service-to-career…
Recent News
October 8, 2026 | Press Release
JFF & Data Quality Campaign Launch New Initiative to Help States Put Workforce Pell into Action
Initiative will help five states lay the groundwork for maximizing Workforce Pell and strengthening nondegree credential ecosystems BOSTON, MA – October 8, 2026 – Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit that drives transformation…
September 30, 2026 | In the News
Zoom Cares Expands AI for Good Initiative With $2.75M in New Grants supporting Education, Workforce Development, and Nonprofit AI Readiness
Zoom
September 30, 2026 | In the News
Navigating the Future of Work: A Conversation with JFF’s Maria Flynn
EdSurge
September 28, 2026 | In the News
How Can Schools Connect Students to Careers? A New Compact Has a Plan—and Money
Education Week
August 24, 2026 | In the News
Why male Gen Zers are dropping out of the US job market in droves
New York Post
August 13, 2026 | In the News
Labor experts say employment looks brighter as pay rises, jobless claims fall
The Washington Times