The Rural Communities Academy was the "kick off" event for the 16 selected rural sites and included time for each rural site team (consisting of four/five team members) to participate in information gathering, networking, and action planning. The…

The Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) is testing a strategy to support low-wage workers in increasing earnings. The WASC offers services to help workers improve skills, access support services, and ultimately, increase earnings by…

From the Institute for the Study of Labor, this study looks at the influence of child care subsidies on child health and well-being. Child care subsidies have recently played an increased role in supporting the transition from welfare to work,…

From the Association for Career and Technical Education, this Issue Brief provides information on how the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) can support innovation in the American workforce. Some examples of…

States and the federal government have invested in early care and education programs with an explicit goal of improving school readiness for low-income children. These investments, aimed at strengthening the quality of care and supporting…

Staff from the Montana (Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes/Roosevelt County) and Hoopa Valley Tribal TANF (California) met with personnel from various social service providers on the Turtle Mountain Reservation to learn more about innovative…

The North Dakota Department of Human Services/Career Options Roundtable was held in Bismarck, North Dakota from May 5-6, 2009. Attendees included representatives from seven Rural Communities Initiative sites as well as administrators and case…

This resource was authored by the Finance Project and provides information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA offers a variety of funding streams that can be accessed by asset-building leaders, and this guide is…

The Brookings Institution authored this report on how postsecondary education can often be a path to economic mobility. Adults who have degrees from two-year or four-year colleges have far higher family incomes than do adults who have only a high…

This report is from Public/Private Ventures, and provides an overview of job training approaches to help the low-income population build skills for specific industries. Sectoral employment programs use a wide range of strategies to support low-…