This document is a one-stop guide to help employers build business agility, workforce diversity, and resilience through skills-based talent practices. It includes business cases for a skills-based approach and resources to assess a company’s maturity…
Associate’s degrees and credentials in information technology (IT) can open up pathways to high-wage careers with opportunities for economic advancement. But Black learners and workers face structural barriers that limit their ability to access and…
This brief, developed in collaboration by the STEM Next Opportunity Fund and Jobs for the Future (JFF), shares replicable examples and lessons aimed at broadening access to STEM outside of the K-12 school day and…
Pathways that respond to the unique needs of—and opportunities in—rural communities are a critical strategy to support youth and advance economic development. This framework outlines key considerations and promising strategies for pathways leaders who seek…
Tapping into the lived experiences of Black learners and workers to identify opportunities for improving local workforce systems in the Deep South Community-based practitioners across six states in the Deep South are utilizing an asset-based…
Increasing College Access Network (ICAN) redefines online dual enrollment by combining the power of social-emotional learning, community partnership, instructor preparation, and intentional recruitment to improve student outcomes and provide students an opportunity to engage in…
This new, digital version of the Possible Futures—Career Exploration Curriculum enables both synchronous and asynchronous engagement and helps learners in grades 6 through 10 develop essential employability skills, explore STEM occupations, and better understand themselves…
JFF is leading a national community of practice for 32 coalitions working to expand access to quality jobs in the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s $500 million Good Jobs Challenge. Results We have provided individual coaching…
A post-2020 investment surge spurs innovative approaches to driving economic advancement for Black Americans. An Opportunity for Truly Transformative Change George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Those are just a few of the people whose…