Most Recent Publications

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
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
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
A Statewide Survey of Maryland Residents About Low-Wage Workers and Maryland's Economy (November 2000)
This report summarizes the results of a telephone survey of 800 Maryland residents, age 18 or older, conducted in 2000. The survey was conducted by Lake, Snell,... read more
Aligning Economic and Workforce Development Activities in Baltimore: Research Findings (2000)
This report summarizes JFF research into "best practices" for improving the alignment between municipal and regional workforce and economic developmen... read more
Welfare to Work: New Solutions For the New Economy—A U.K./U.S. Symposium (September 2000)
JFF's U.K./U.S. Welfare-to-Work project drew on the United States' experience in welfare reform to help the British government's New Deal Task Force to con... read more
School-to-Work Opportunities for All Youth: Intermediary Organizations and Expanding Options (May 2000)
This issue brief from the School-to-Work Intermediary Project addresses the potential of intermediary organizations to create, enhance, and support connections ... read more
Low Wage Workers in the New Economy: Strategies for Opportunity and Advancement (May 2000)
Program for "Low Wage Workers in the New Economy," a national conference held in 2000.... read more
From Innovative Programs to Systemic Education Reform: Lessons from Five Communities (2000)
The final report of JFF's Benchmark Communities Initiative chronicles key findings emerging from a five-year, community-connected learning approach to school re... read more
Involving English Language Learners in Community-Connected Learning (March 2000)
This brief provides policymakers and state and district-level staff with an overview of how to involve English language learners in community-connected learning... read more