The COVID-19 crisis has asked all of us to rethink how we live, play, and work. That includes how we come together as practitioners, co-investors, and employers to share practices and learn. The National Fund for Workforce Solutions had planned…
A new eighteen-month grant from Walmart will support programs to address racial inequities in the utilities, IT, and finance sectors Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2020) – The National Fund for Workforce Solutions is awarding a total of $100,000 to two…
June 8, 2020 – A new analysis of the labor market finds that people of color and immigrants are bearing the brunt of job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Low-wage, non-essential jobs have been the most impacted. Workers of…
New resource provides a straightforward, step-by-step process for employers considering a financial wellness program to support their frontline workers Washington, D.C., May 19, 2020 – Almost half of low-wage workers find it difficult to “just get by” on their regular…
National Fund for Workforce Solutions President and CEO Amanda Cage has been appointed to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Advisory Council on Agriculture, Small Business and Labor. Council members serve a two-year term and…
Sarasota, Fla. (March 26, 2020) – The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s CareerEdge workforce initiative, is partnering with Suncoast and Manatee Technical Colleges to place their full-time trades students, who are only months away from graduation, in paid internships to…
After three years as chair, Joanne Pokaski, senior director of workforce development and community relations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is stepping down from the CareerSTAT Executive Committee. Under her strategic leadership, the network grew by more than 60%,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fund for Workforce Solutions has received a one year grant from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to develop a strategy to integrate trauma-informed practices into workforce development. More than half of the U.S. population has…
Amanda Cage, previously of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, will lead the organization’s work around good jobs, economic stability for all, and frontline worker advancement. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fund for Workforce Solutions named Amanda Cage as its new…
A new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will identify the key motivations for small businesses to design better jobs for their workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – In today’s tight labor market, employers compete for talent and jobs are…