Identifying America's Untapped Workforce
A growing number of employers identify difficulty hiring highly qualified workers as their top competitive challenge. Roughly 75 million of Americans could meet these employer needs but currently lack the skills or supports to do…
Recommendations for Preparing America's Untapped Workforce
JFF defines the "untapped workforce" as the population of working-aged adults who do not have the work or wages they need to get by. To maximize national economic growth, meet employers’ talent needs, and eliminate…
Connecting Apprenticeships to the Young People Who Need Them Most: The Role of Community-Based Organizations
CBOs can play an essential role in connecting young adults to sustainable employment through apprenticeship programs. Nearly 40 percent of America’s 18- to 24-year-olds are not in school and do not have a college degree,…
Opportunity Works: Four Ways to Help Young Adults Find Pathways to Success
Luis, Javan, and Justin turned their lives around with help from Opportunity Works. Learn how the national effort paved pathways to postsecondary and career success for 2,000+ youth who had been out of school and…
Peer Coaching Toolkit
The Peer Coaching Toolkit supports peer coaches in high schools and high school equivalency programs using the MyBestBets web and mobile app for postsecondary and career exploration. The toolkit provides a rich set of resources…
Alleviating Poverty for Opportunity Youth
Alleviating Poverty for Opportunity Youth In preparation for a new Congress and updates to federal poverty alleviation initiatives, JFF developed *Alleviating Poverty for Opportunity Youth*, a brief highlighting how policymakers must ensure that young people…
Investments in Opportunity Youth Fuel Prosperity
Investments in Opportunity Youth Fuel Prosperity In preparation for a new Congress and development of the FY2020 federal budget, JFF developed Investments in Opportunity Youth Fuel Prosperity, a brief highlighting how investments in opportunity youth…
Making Higher Education Policy Work for Opportunity Youth
Making Higher Education Policy Work for Opportunity Youth While the economy has improved in recent years, millions of Americans don’t have the credentials they need to secure high-quality, family-supporting jobs. This is particularly true among…
Community Focus: The Future of Federal Place-Based Policy and Support to Strengthen Communities and Improve Lives
This paper provides federal staff, philanthropicleaders, and other stakeholders with aset of findings and recommendations foramplifying and sustaining community-focusedapproaches into the future. This paper provides federal staff, philanthropic leaders, and other stakeholders with a set…