workforce Publications

Speech: Connecting the Dots: The Leadership Imperative for the New Century (October 2001)
In a keynote address to the 2001 Workforce Strategies Conference, held in Washington State, JFF CEO and co-founder Hilary Pennington addressed a need that is ce... read more
The Framework for Labor Market Systems Reform for Jobs Initiative Sites (2001)
The Framework focuses on understanding the nature of the metropolitan or regional labor markets that sites in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Jobs In... read more
Systems Reform in the Jobs Initiative: Lessons from Using the Framework for Labor Market Systems Reform (July 2001)
Sites in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative used the Framework for Labor Market Systems Reform for Jobs Initiative Sites to dev... read more
Everybody WINs: Effectively Involving Business in Workforce Development (June 2001)
The first in a series of policy papers from the WINs initiative, Everybody WINs emphasizes the need for employer involvement in the public workforce system. For... read more
The Intermediary Guidebook: Making and Managing Community Connections for Youth (May 2001)
New collaborations are emerging at all levels of education, designed to promote young people's self-confidence about their abilities, increase their connections... read more
Finding Common Ground: Local Intermediaries and National Industry Associations (May 2001)
Local school-to-work intermediaries and national industry associations share a goal: to organize employers in order to improve learning and career opportunities... read more
Youth Councils and Comprehensive Youth Planning: A Report From Eight Communities (May 2001)
This issue brief for the School-to-Work Intermediary Project examines the potential of the Youth Councils created under the Workforce Investment Act o... read more
Low Wage Workers in Today's Economy: Strategies for Productivity and Opportunity (January 2001)
This book is about what federal and state governments can do to help the men and women for whom the American Dream remains out of reach. In this collection of o... read more
Responding to a Changing Labor Market: The Challenges for Community-Based Organizations (January 2001)
In 2000, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative brought together about 25 workforce development organizations to explore concerns about community-... read more
Strategies to Advance Low-Wage Workers in Maryland: Opportunities and Challenges (November 2000)
This policy paper was prepared for the conference "Maryland's Low Wage Workers in the New Economy," which brought together leading policymakers, pract... read more