I think we win with even half of the investment. We have nowhere to go but up.
Hundreds of officials and representatives from throughout the state gather to help find solutions facing the state's economic challenges at the 2019 California Economic Summit in Fresno. JFF contributed to the research that was sited in designing the investment plan.
JFF designs place-based strategies to advance economic opportunity through activation of cross-sector networks and an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Millions of working Californians are unable to fulfill their families’ basic needs. Higher-paying jobs that require specialized skills are beyond their reach, and many entry-level jobs are likely to be automated by 2022, so there’s an urgent need to redesign the state’s education and training systems to help people get the skills they need to secure family-supporting jobs. This brief—the first in a series—describes the challenges facing people in low-wage jobs and examines the shifts in relationships between employers, education and training providers, community agencies, and workers that will be required to keep up with the rapid pace of economic change and technological innovation.
The state of California made a huge investment, $500 million, when it established the California Careers Pathways Trust in 2014. This program funded regional consortia to expand career pathways for high school students to earn credentials leading to high-wage careers. Since 2015, JFF and its partners have researched the progress of regional consortia grantees from the first CCPT cohort. This final cornerstone report and its companion pieces explore the sustainability of these efforts, the necessary resources for success, and other key findings.
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