Best Bet Services | JFF

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At a Glance

We provide custom services and user-friendly tech tools to help students find a career pathway that suits their interests and fills regional employer needs.

Capabilities

Strategy

Execution & Scale

Areas of Work

Ensuring Equity in Advancement
Meeting Employer Needs
Preparing for the Future of Work

Topics

Experts Involved

Clare Bertrand
Associate Director
Dantel Proctor
Program Manager

Status

In progress

Locations

MA
NY
MD
ME
GA
NJ
DC
CA

Sections

Overview

Services

Tools & Resources

Best Bet Services provide youth, teachers and counselors, school districts, community colleges, and community-based organizations with the tools to make stronger connections with career pathways and programs of study that align student interests and regional employment needs—what we call a Best Bet. Through our Best Bet Services, students, educators, and counselors are empowered to:

Analyze labor market data
Unpack the complex postsecondary program entry and enrollment process
Expand their employer network
Hone job search skills

A Best Bet is a postsecondary program that is grounded in student career interests, with strong retention rates, and has evidence of high job placement and career advancement potential.

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Peer Coach Training Manual

Peer Coach Supervisor Training Manual

Career Exploration in the Classroom

Postsecondary & Career Exploration Lesson Plans

Career Panel Questions

South Brooklyn Community High School Best Bet Careers Video Project

In a Brooklyn-based alternative high school that aims to re-engage students who have fallen behind, the career exploration class builds digital media production skills and provides opportunities that can lead to high-demand, high-growth careers.

JFF Teams with Turning Point Brooklyn to Help Young People Find their 'Best Bets'

At Turning Point Brooklyn, students are using a new tech platform, developed by JFF, to make a big decision: what to do after graduating high school. MyBestBets helps young people choose a pursuit that will lead to a credential with value in the labor market.

Comparing Good Jobs to Good Classrooms: Essential Elements for Supporting People to Learn, Persist, and Succeed

What is the connection between a "good" workplace and a personalized learning environment for students? There are a surprising number of shared characteristics, such as trust and collaboration.

Choosing a college, selecting a course of study or training program, and launching a career path are not easy choices for anyone. And the stakes are even higher for low-income individuals.

Youth Weigh In On Solutions to Their Own Economic Challenges

What are the problems in America we should focus on? The National Council of Young Leaders, a diverse group of young people, have offered up their perspective as it relates to poverty in the country.

Is it realistic for opportunity youth to be introspective when considering a future job and career? Or should immediate needs, like supporting a family, take precedence over a general satisfaction and purpose? JFF explores this idea.

Raising the Income Prospects of Low-income Youth

America has struggled for decades to figure out how to move more people up the economic ladder. Unfortunately, our education and job training systems aren't equipped to prepare enough people for today's economy. How can we change that?