News Releases

3-year Grant Helps Area Assisted Living Facilities Tackle Health Care Labor Shortage (March 10, 2010)
Eighty-six Portland-area health care workers have received formal training to meet Oregon’s increasing demand for assisted living care. The training is through Portland Community College (PCC) and a grant from Jobs to Careers, a national initiative...read more
3-Year Grant Helps Area Health Care Facilities Solve Worker Shortage (March 10, 2010)
While only 1 in 10 people who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction in America are receiving the treatment they need to recover, a community college and an addiction treatment center in Fall River have teamed up to train their frontline staff... read more
Jobs for the Future Launches Workforce Solutions Week (March 8, 2010)
Through events around the country, the week is an opportunity for participants in JFF’s four key national workforce initiatives to highlight the successes of individual participants, service providers, employers, funders, and other partners...read more
Jobs for the Future Awarded $8 Million ‘Pathways Out of Poverty’ Grant for the National Fund for Workforce Solutions Green Pathway Initiative (January 14, 2010)
Through an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Jobs for the Future (JFF), in partnership with the AFL‐CIO Working for America Institute, Wider Opportunities for Women, and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS), will...read more
Are College Retention Programs a Smart Investment? (January 4, 2010)
Many colleges and universities do not measure the cost-effectiveness of campus programs, leaving administrators without the information necessary to gauge whether student retention programs are worth the investment. A one-year pilot project...read more
21 Early College Schools Listed Among Top U.S. High Schools (December 18, 2009)
The Early College High School Initiative, a national network of 201 schools in 24 states that blend high school and college courses, had 10 percent of its schools named to the U.S. News & World Report annual list of America’s Best High Schools...read more
Connecting Literacy and Work (November 3, 2009)
With funding from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, JFF is launching Connecting Literacy and Work, a program designed to help low‐skilled workers through community‐based adult literacy and workforce initiatives...read more
Breaking Through Community Colleges Receive $200,000 From the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Scale Up Successes (October 28, 2009)
The award reflects each institution’s success in designing a sustainable model for the Breaking Though initiative on their campuses... read more
Five National Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the Graduation Promise Act (September 23, 2009)
The Graduation Promise Act is designed to improve high schools and reduce dropout rates, and is sponsored by U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, along with Senators...read more
Nominations Being Accepted for 2010 MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Awards (September 1, 2009)
All public, accredited community colleges in the United States are eligible to apply. The three winning colleges will be announced in April 2010 at the annual convention of the American Association of Community Colleges. Each will receive a $40,000 grant...read more