The retail industry is a large and growing sector of the U.S. economy, accounting for about 10 percent of the nation’s jobs in 2013 and projected to increase by 7 percent by 2022. MDRC was prompted to explore the potential of the retail sector as a…

In recent years, significant focus has been placed on the concept of toxic stress and the impact of adverse experiences in childhood on lifelong health and development. As scientific understanding continues to grow, community leaders are searching…

The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E…

This memorandum describes the criteria and procedures the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) will use when considering a State’s expected levels of performance and…

Evidence suggests that neighborhoods matter for low-income individuals’ life trajectories. Extensive federal and foundation resources have been devoted to “place-based” strategies designed to help individuals by addressing the communities where they…

This resource from CLASP presents 12 key lessons from the Work Support Strategies (WSS) initiative, which provided grant funds and technical assistance to help six states (Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Colorado, and Idaho)…

This guidance letter, developed by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor, provides relevant information about Program Year 2016 for States and outlying areas.

This toolkit, created through Colorado’s Work Support Strategies (WSS) grant, is designed to help county and community-based organizations define, measure, and use well-being metrics to improve services and achieve outcomes. It includes a “how to”…

This presentation highlights observations and findings from a yearlong study of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) grant programs, with a focus on strategies for connecting justice-involved youth and adult…

This year’s Brain Awareness Night, hosted in Memphis by the Urban Child Institute and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Neuroscience Institute, featured speakers Dr. Pat Levitt and Dr. Eraina Schauss. They presented on the topic of…