An Equitable Recovery: Our Shared Responsibility
March 25, 2020
JFF’s Call to Action
The economic devastation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the inequality that is deeply ingrained in our society. JFF calls on business, education, private investment, and government leaders to seize this opportunity and collaborate in radical new ways to support our most vulnerable workers and families.
Together, we can transform our education and workforce systems in ways that create equitable solutions for tomorrow.
We’ll continue to post JFF ideas and insights here across five key areas:
This no longer is ‘business as usual,’ but a crisis. And the livelihoods of millions of Americans depend on our adjusting quickly.” ####–JFF CEO Maria Flynn
Create economic mobility through regional and industry partnerships that offer learning, reskilling, and work.
Learn more about connecting the unemployed to opportunities
Redesigning Training Programs for the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
Training and education will be key to helping displaced workers find stable jobs in the post-pandemic recovery, but programs need to be reimagined with equity at the forefront to ensure that they benefit everyone equally.…
As COVID-19 Surges, Help Nursing Students Finish Training Now
With a spike in demand for medical care, state health care and education officials must ensure that emerging talent doesn’t sit on the sidelines.
Shape and influence the most critical policies and investments to help workers and learners weather the pandemic and rebuild a strong economy for all.
Learn more about building an equitable economic recovery
CARES Act Is a Break for the Hardest Hit
JFF examines provisions of the $2 trillion stimulus package that provides relief aid to the students, workers, families, and communities that are grappling with the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis.
Maria Flynn in “What Should a Federal Jobs Bill Do?” an episode of Inside Higher Ed’s ‘The Key’ podcast
April 20, 2020
Galvanize corporate leaders to invest in practices that support employee well-being, security, and economic advancement.
Learn more about mobilizing corporate leadership
Corporate America: This Is Your Time to Lead
In times like these, there is a real opportunity for corporations to step out and up as leaders, using their power and influence to make a difference.
A Better Approach to Layoffs
JFF urges employers to prepare for disruptions that could require layoffs by embracing ethical offboarding—an approach to downsizing that improves the future economic prospects of former employees and fosters long-term improvements in employee performance, engagement,…
Cat Ward in “To Defend Budgets in a Downturn, L&D Must Focus on the Future”
May 27, 2020
Deploy bold tech innovations, including virtual and immersive technologies, to support workers and learners who have been left behind.
Learn more about driving technology innovation
#ImpactAcceleration Series: Startups Stand Up to COVID-19
JFFLabs is featuring mission-driven startups building innovative tools and resources to help workers and businesses adapt in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reinvent the design and delivery of education and training for youth and adults and break down silos between high school, college, and work.
Learn more about reimagining education and workforce development
Lexi Barrett in “How Colleges Can Help Educate the 40 Million-Plus Newly Unemployed”
May 29, 2020
