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Meet the Entrepreneurs Shaping New Apprenticeship Pathways

2025 Fair Chance to Advance Fellows

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JFF Expands Employer Services to Promote Fair Chance Hiring

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New Opportunity: Financial Assistance for Apprentices

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Redefining Discipline

How College in Prison Transforms Lives and Carceral Culture

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Driving Toward Excellence in Career Navigation for Gen Z

Strengthening How We Support America’s Next Generation of Workers

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Young Adult Talent Leaders: From VR Skepticism to Innovation

Daniel Allen and Louis Lewis at the Symposium on Advancing Equity Through Population-Specific Strategies in Sacramento hosted by JFF on March 4, 2025. Photo Credit: Lelan Wells

The Power of Population-Specific Workforce Solutions

Lessons from California’s Equity Target Population Fund (ETPF)

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VR in Education: Addressing Challenges and Unlocking Possibilities

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