See how the National Fund and its local partners are building shared prosperity by investing in skills, connecting individuals to good jobs, and helping companies find critical talent.
Everything old is new again. Apprenticeship is an established idea that has been revived to meet new labor and economic challenges. Right now, there is significant momentum across the United States to advance formal apprenticeship programs for high school students…
January marked 100 straight months with positive job growth. The unemployment rate is near an all-time low at 4.0%. There are more job openings than people to fill them. The president touts an “economic miracle.” But for many workers and…
CareerSTAT Healthcare Workforce Development Academy Beginning in November 2017, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions 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 Workforce Solutions Collaborative in Hartford, Conn., was among the first funders collaboratives established with support from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions. In November 2018, it celebrated ten years of developing an educated, economically self-sufficient workforce in central Connecticut.…
The primary goal of Veterans Affairs is to provide the highest quality of care and service to veterans. This goal is accomplished, in part, through investments in their employees. Investing in Frontline Workers Ensures High-Quality Care for Veterans Recently Southeast…
Pat Steele, Project Director at Central Iowa Works, shares insights into how employers are overcoming low numbers of job applicants and providing wrap-around services that overcome employment barriers as well as general insights into the Des Moines retail sector. …
On a dual mission to center both worker and employer needs, the District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund (Training Fund) is a partnership that strives to invest in frontline workers. With over 50 contributing employers the Training Fund serves over…
Sandra is one of the half million people in the United States who works full time for the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour (another 1.3 million make less than the federal minimum wage). As I write this in…
When faced with workforce shortages, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, a nonprofit academic health system serving northern New England, saw an opportunity to build infrastructure to upskill current workers and attract and retain talented residents, thereby also investing in their community. With a focus…
To cultivate engaged and invested leaders, East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) found that they need to look no further than their own frontline staff and do just that: engage and invest in them. With a direct correlation between a highly…