This Brookings Institution report from the Hamilton Project examines the reasons behind the decline in labor force participation over the last two years. The analysis identifies trends in labor force participation by age, gender, race, and…

This Child Trends report reviews the use of existing funding and challenges of providing services and support for young people in transition from foster care. The report’s findings are drawn from 19 child welfare leaders in eight jurisdictions.…

This Office of Family Assistance video from the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program highlights the role of navigators who help HPOG participants address barriers to healthcare careers. The video presents innovative case management…

This National Skills Coalition blogpost summarizes the Coalition’s work on non-degree credentials and how to define quality non-degree credentials that are valid, reliable, and transparent. The blogpost also explores how states could support…

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) will host a webinar on September 19, 2019 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET to identify and build workforce strategies that target underserved populations as part of a large economic development…

This Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation report assesses the impact and outcomes of the employment coaching model. Key questions in this evaluation include analysis about the intermediate outcomes related to pursuing goals and employment…

This webinar launched by Ascend at the Aspen Institute, in collaboration with the FrameWorks Institute, provided guidance on how to talk about two-generation approaches to non-specialists to build understanding and support around the approaches,…

This Urban Institute report reviews how patients can access opioid use disorder treatment at facilities in New Jersey that offer pharmacotherapy as a treatment option. The report summarizes phone survey findings about service availability, wait…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), held the Helping Families to Overcome: Partnering to Build a Strong Society Meeting at the Crystal Gateway…

This blog post reflects the importance of executive functioning and learning at an early age and shows how playing with blocks demonstrates how critical executive functioning is to children’s learning. The blog post also offers strategies used for…