Toolkit
This Digital Skills Discussion Guide helps workforce providers learn how employers are integrating technology and upskilling workers. The Guide facilitates supporting workers to adapt to new ways of interacting with their work environments during this digital transformation. It is based on conversations held with large, national employers from a range of industry sectors during 2020 and 2021.
December, 2021
Toolkit
Supervision and coaching are vital opportunities to build workers’ skills. This virtual Coaching Tool gives supervisors key questions, guidance, and ideas about how to help workers assess and support Protective and Promotive Factors with youth. It reinforces and puts into action the Youth Thrive Framework and training content. The tool can be used in individual and/or group supervision, in conjunction with other supervisory models or approaches, or as part of training and professional development.
December, 2021
Toolkit
In collaboration with the State Exchange on Employment & Disability (SEED), the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Workforce Development Council (WDC) has published a toolkit entitled “Providing Effective Workforce Development Services to Individuals with Disabilities in a Limited Resource Environment.” The toolkit promotes COVID-19 recovery efforts that advance inclusive and equitable employment for individuals with disabilities.
November, 2021
Toolkit
The Casey Life Skills (CLS) Toolkit assesses independent skills youth need to achieve their long-term goals and aims to guide youth toward developing healthy and productive lives. Functional areas that the toolkit assesses include daily living and self-care activities, maintaining healthy relationships, work and study habits, using community resources, money management, computer literacy and online safety, civic engagement, and navigating the child welfare system.
November, 2021
Toolkit
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) developed this ACF Confidentiality Toolkit to help jurisdictions successfully navigate the delicate balance between privacy and security with the delivery of efficient and effective services. The ACF Confidentiality Toolkit analyzes, explains, and aids states and local jurisdictions in the navigation of a number of federal laws that impact the implementation of human services. Embedded throughout are sample documents from across the country from which jurisdictions using the Toolkit can borrow freely.
November, 2021
Toolkit
The National Runaway Safeline and the Family and Youth Services Bureau jointly developed this toolkit in recognition of National Runaway Prevention Month, a public awareness campaign created to “shine a light” on the experiences of runaway and homeless youth. This toolkit is designed for community-based organizations, advocacy groups, runaway and homeless youth service providers, schools, and other stakeholders committed to supporting vulnerable youth. It contains resources to help successfully engage with stakeholders to build awareness of the issues runaway and homeless youth face.
November, 2021
Toolkit
This U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance toolkit helps tribal justice system practitioners create or enhance reentry programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives returning from jail or prison. The toolkit starts with the formation of a planning team and covers all the key steps of developing a reentry program, including developing partnerships, refining a reentry program, measuring program impact, and planning for sustainability.
November, 2021
Toolkit
This toolkit presents a systematic approach for utilizing human-centered design and behavioral science to develop solutions to problems tied to participant engagement and participation at state SNAP E&T programs.
September, 2021
Toolkit
This guide offers best practices for collecting data about race, ethnicity, and other demographic information, including sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, language spoken, disability, religion, and tribal affiliation in child welfare agencies.
September, 2021
Toolkit
This guide provides tools for case workers and other frontline staff to use in collecting demographic data from young people and families. Tools included are best practices for data collection, a sample script, and a list of questions to engage this population in discussions about their identities.
September, 2021