February 26, 2025
This framework serves as a guide for state agencies and workforce practitioners looking to support populations facing systemic barriers through actionable insights that advance equity-driven workforce strategies. It synthesizes key lessons and innovative practices from California’s Equity Target Population Fund, an initiative focused on serving young people who are not working or in school, veterans, people with disabilities, and people with records of incarceration.
A group of community-based organizations in the Inland Empire are on a mission to shift the narrative about what it takes to do workforce development in a way that centers equity. These leaders have proposed…
Interest in dual enrollment is rising in California and nationwide, but students from special populations—including English learners, students with disabilities, foster youth, and young people experiencing homelessness—are too often left on the sidelines. This report…
The Framework is designed to support workforce boards in building regional data capacity to identify, coordinate, and track the impact of regional activities. In addition, the Framework outlines how workforce boards can strategically align to…