The Jobs Initiative, through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, sought to support low-income people in job retention. This report reviews the key findings from the 8-year initiative and includes a guide to help communities build capacity to help promote a successful workforce initiative.

This article, through the Urban Institute, explores worker characteristics for job retention and advancement and strategies for improving these outcomes for low-income workers. Strategies for increased job stability include financial incentives, intensive case management, skill development, and employer-focused strategies. The article concludes with next steps for policymakers and researchers.

This resource reviews the integration of job retention and advancement programs with local workforce development programs. Ten local programs were supportive in creating retention and job advancement initiatives. Evidence from the ten programs suggest the value of such initiatives to improve outcomes for low-income families.

This article, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, reviews three successful programs from the Jobs Initiative. The Jobs Initiative was developed 9 years ago to help low-income workers maintain employment and advance in the workplace. This piece outlines the strengths from 3 successful programs that help promote job retention.

This resource provides results from a 2-year follow-up of a Texas job retention and advancement program for TANF recipients. Implemented in Corpus Christi, Houston, and Fort Worth, this study found that while pre-employment services were important, post-employment services made key impacts for increasing job retention and advancement among TANF recipients.

This research brief discusses the importance of work supports for low-wage earners to maintain and advance in the job market. The National Assembly's Family Strengthening Policy Center outlines the work-plus approach to support workers in the workplace by engaging employers and expanding work supports to workers such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and child care subsidies.

This issue brief from the California Budget Project examines how counties can implement creative community service programs that help participants make the transition to employment and self-sufficiency.

This article reviews information on transitional jobs programs around the country to address barriers to help low-income parents achieve work. Often time, these programs are focused around serving clients with multiple barriers, and they have had success for transitioning clients off welfare into work.

Sixty percent of city officials say that unemployment is a problem in their city, and this report shares the experience of city officials in coordinating workforce development efforts. The transitional jobs program can help residents overcome barriers to employment, while gaining the necessary experience to attain employment. Authors share the experiences of ten cities implementing pilot transitional jobs programs in their urban centers.

Many States are implementing sector strategies in their workforce and economic development policies. Sector strategies build partnerships, which include employers, community organizations, and other key stakeholders around specific sectors to best meet the needs of employers and job readiness needs of workers. This issue brief, from the National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices, provides an overview of various sector strategies and offers recommendations for States to launch their own partnership.