Connecting Workforce Development and Violence Prevention
A Q&A with the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The…
Alternative Education for High-Quality Careers
For decades, young people have been told that the only way to be successful is to get a bachelor’s degree,…
Trauma Goes Beyond Headlines
Developing trauma-informed workplaces Americans have grown all too accustomed to violence. Just in the last couple of weeks, we witnessed…
How to Make Returning to the Office Safe
Now that vaccines, test kits, and COVID-19 treatments are more readily available and COVID-19 variants are becoming less severe, people…
Building Safety is Part of a High Quality Job
May is Building Safety Month, an excellent time to highlight that safety in the physical work environment is foundational to…
Economic Recovery Depends on Child Care
Black and Latina entrepreneurs critical for a post-pandemic workforce The Great Recession has some people asking, “Where are the workers?”…
Recognizing and Reducing Stress in the Workplace
At the individual level, stress not only makes people feel fragile and overwhelmed, but also alone. This is especially true…
There’s No Such Thing as a “Low-Skill Worker”
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers were deemed “essential” and hailed as heroes. After all, they were…
Year-End Message from Amanda Cage
‘Tis the season for reflection. This is my second year-end message as CEO of the National Fund, and I am…
Reflecting on 2021
In another year of uncertainty, we remained focused on our priorities. Here are 10 highlights from 2021. 10+ Words of…