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Foundation Support Grows To Build Workforce Skills And Prosperity For Low-Wage Earners (May 7, 2008)
National Fund for Workforce Solutions Welcomes New Support Adding $3 Million in New Funding for Local Programs Nationwide
 
The Council on Foundations’ 2008 Philanthropy Summit today highlighted programs of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS) as emblematic of successful approaches to workforce development.  The recognition came as new support was announced to broaden the impact of NFWS programs in urban and rural communities nationwide. 
 
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Two Community Colleges Win National “Excellence Award” (April 8, 2008)
Recognized for Leadership in Serving Students of all Ages and Backgrounds
 
The Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland and South Texas College in McAllen, Texas, today received the 2008 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award. The winners were announced at the 2008 annual convention of the American Association of Community Colleges.  
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National Jobs Initiative Awards Grants to Eight Projects to Help Frontline Workers Upgrade Skills and Advance Career Opportunities (February 28, 2008)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded $3.5 million in grants to projects in eight states to help advance the careers of frontline health care workers by providing training to build skills, increase earning potential and improve the quality of care and services that patients receive. The grants are part of Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care, a national initiative that supports a variety of projects to develop the skills of workers who deliver direct health care and services. Workers who may benefit include medical assistants, health educators, laboratory technicians, home health aides, substance abuse counselors and dietary aides.  
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Local Employers Seek to Advance More Black and Latino Men (January 8, 2008)
But Barriers in Massachusetts Law Still Limit Economic Opportunity
 
BOSTON, January 10, 2008—Today, more than 200 government and school officials along with business and community leaders discussed ways to help men of color overcome traditional obstacles to gaining and succeeding in high-skill, higher-paid jobs. The discussion took place at the fifth annual “Making a Difference in Our Community” breakfast, hosted by Jobs for the Future in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.

“It is now four decades since Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, where he delivered his famous speech, ‘I’ve been to the Mountaintop,’ in support of striking sanitation workers,” said Jobs for the Future CEO and President Marlene Seltzer in opening the forum. She continued by noting both progress since 1968 and the continuing challenge of moving forward on social and economic equality as the twin engines of justice

 
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Six Community Colleges Selected as Finalists for National Award (January 4, 2008)
Winning Schools to Receive $30,000 from MetLife Foundation

Six institutions nationwide have been selected as finalists for the prestigious 2008 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award.

The MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award honors institutions that are effective in helping students from underrepresented populations to succeed in postsecondary education. Every two years, the Award goes to two colleges that make significant institutional commitments to helping first-time college-goers, new immigrants, working adults, welfare recipients, high school dropouts, and other populations with limited college experience and success prepare for further education or for a family-supporting career.
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