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By The Numbers

SUPPORTING INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS

83

The National Fund supported 83 industry partnerships in 2018 to improve business and workforce systems and make jobs better.

ACTIVATING EMPLOYERS

 

2,311

The National Fund network activated over 2,300 employers to implement demand-driven workforce solutions in 2018.

CO-INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES

 

$384m

Since 2007, the National Fund has catalyzed $384 million in co-investment from over 700 local and national funders.

REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES

33

The National Fund is proud to support 33 regional funding collaboratives located across the country. Regional collaboratives bring together diverse partners to tackle workforce challenges and build stronger communities.

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Our Formula for Success

The National Fund for Workforce Solutions invests in a dynamic national network of 30+ communities taking a demand-driven, evidence-based approach to workforce development.
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Falling Off a Cliff: When Workers Can’t Afford to Take a Job

With the unemployment rate below 4 percent, we are in a “full employment” economy, and job seekers have lots of choices. But not all choices are equal. In some cases, people literally can’t afford to take jobs. How can that be?
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Frontline Worker Champions

The CareerSTAT Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion program recognizes organizations making significant investments in their frontline workers.
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West Alabama leaders plan future of career technical education

8.12.19  •  by Ken Roberts at Tuscaloosa News  •  

West Alabama leaders plan future of career technical education

Metro RTA Wins Grant to Help Transport Workers to Jobs

8.10.19  •  by Ella Abbott at WKSU  •  

Metro RTA Wins Grant to Help Transport Workers to Jobs

Pilot programs rewarded with Paradox Prize grant money to test out, launch new transportation ideas

8.9.19  •  by Kevin Barry at News 5 Cleveland  •  

Pilot programs rewarded with Paradox Prize grant money to test out, launch new transportation ideas

The Fund for Our Economic Future Announces Car-Dependent Solutions for First Round of Paradox Prize Winners

8.9.19  •  by Hannah Lebovits at Cleveland Scene  •  

The Fund for Our Economic Future Announces Car-Dependent Solutions for First Round of Paradox Prize Winners

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Proposed Changes to Food Assistance Would Make it Harder for Working Families

8.12.19  •  by Josh Enoch  •  ,

The Trump administration has proposed new regulations for SNAP benefits, an action that would remove an estimated 3 million people from the food assistance program and hurt working people whose…

CareerSTAT Academy Member Spotlight: Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio

8.7.19  •  by Josh Enoch  •  , , ,

CareerSTAT Healthcare Workforce Development Academy Beginning in November 2017, CareerSTAT brought together 11 healthcare organizations for the CareerSTAT Healthcare Workforce Development Academy. This year-long learning experience helps healthcare organizations develop more diverse talent pipelines, better…

CareerSTAT Academy Member Spotlight: UC Davis Health

8.1.19  •  by Josh Enoch  •  , , ,

CareerSTAT Healthcare Workforce Development Academy Beginning in November 2017, CareerSTAT brought together 11 healthcare organizations for the CareerSTAT Healthcare Workforce Development Academy. This year-long learning experience helps healthcare organizations develop more diverse talent pipelines, better…

The Time is Now for Radically Rethinking What We’re Doing

7.11.19  •  by Josh Enoch  •  

Highlights from the National Fund's biennial convening The Time is Now: Building an Economy That Works for Everyone Despite 10 years of booming economic growth since the Great Recession, too…

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