Coaching for Success Series: Introduction to Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI2) and Implications for Coaching Interventions

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This webinar provides an overview of the Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI2) road test process, with examples of how it has helped large and small, urban and rural TANF programs to make targeted improvements and manage change. The presentation was held on March 26, 2018, as part of the IIEESS Coaching for Success series.

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2018-03-26T08:00:00
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2018-03-26
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OFA Webinar: Adult Literacy and Education: Strategies to Alleviate the Literacy Gap

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Over 36 million adults in the United States cannot read, write, or do basic math above a third grade level. Further, 43 percent of adults with the lowest literacy levels live in poverty, and 70 percent of adult welfare recipients have low literacy rates. The Office of Family Assistance hosted a webinar on December 12, 2019 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET exploring how programs are addressing these challenges and providing an overview of the current state of adult literacy and education in the United States. The webinar featured successful program strategies for improving literacy levels and preparing adults for sustainable employment. 

Speakers included:

Cheryl Keenan, Director, Division of Adult Education and Literacy, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), U.S. Department of Education

Daphne Greenberg, Distinguished University Professor and Principal Investigator, Center of the Study of Adult Literacy, College of Education & Human Development, Georgia State University

William Durden, Policy Associate, Basic Education for Adults, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

Stacey Wedlake, Research Coordinator and Analyst, Technology and Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School

 

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2019-12-12T08:00:00
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2019-12-12
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Breaking Barriers: Implementing Individual Placement and Support in a Workforce Setting

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This MDRC report is an evaluation of Breaking Barriers, a San Diego-based program that offered employment services for low-income persons with disabilities using an Individual Placement and Support approach. The report includes an implementation study, an impact analysis, and a cost study of the program which operated from January 2016 to June 2018. The study, which enrolled 1,061 individuals in the analysis, measured differences among program and control groups in the impact of the Breaking Barriers model on employment, earnings, continued need for public benefits and assistance, and physical and mental health outcomes.
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2019-09-15T20:00:00
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https://www.mdrc.org/publication/breaking-barriers
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2019-09-16
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A Toolkit to Engage Employers and Opportunity Youth on the Future of Work

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This Aspen Institute toolkit provides practical guidance for employers on how to approach and engage opportunity youth (young people who are neither in school nor working) and design initiatives so they are positioned for current and future economic challenges and jobs. The toolkit also offers resources on how to use labor market research as the basis of conversation between employers and youth. The approach is drawn from insights from Denver, New York, and Seattle pilots.
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2019-10-22T20:00:00
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https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/a-toolkit-to-engage-employers-and-o…
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2019-10-23
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Expanding Opportunities: Defining Quality Non-Degree Credentials for States

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This National Skills Coalition report identifies the role of non-degree credentials as a means to expand economic and educational opportunities for underserved workers. The report offers a proposed set of quality assurance systems for these non-degree credentials, developed in consultation with 12 states, so that policy makers can support these training programs with public resources. Students can enroll in high-quality programs, and employers can validate the connection between the credential and industry needs.
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2019-09-15T20:00:00
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https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/file/9.18-NSC_QN…
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2019-09-16
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Anne Arundel County OWRA Case Study

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This Office of Family Assistance-sponsored case study shares the experiences of the Department of Social Services of Anne Arundel County, Maryland in its use of OFA’s Online Work Readiness Assessment (OWRA) to improve the outcomes of its TANF participants. Maryland has been involved with OWRA since it was a pilot site in 2009. For this case study, county representatives recount the most useful parts of the tool in working with their participants towards self-sufficiency as well as potential places of improvement. They also detail the state’s data systems as well as the partnerships already established with two research institutions to explore avenues for determining OWRA’s impact.
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2019-07-21T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/owra/Anne_Arundel_County_…
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2019-07-22
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Emerging Practice Series: Applying Social Capital in the Real World, Part 3 of Social Capital Webinar Series

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The Social Capital Webinar Series is part of the Emerging Practice Series of the Office of Family Assistance’s Integrating Innovative Employment and Economic Stability Strategies (IIEESS) initiative. Comprised of three parts, the Social Capital Webinar Series includes insights from subject matter experts with experience building social capital from research-based, programmatic, and workforce development perspectives, as well as testimonials from TANF participants. Part 3, “Applying Social Capital in the Real World” offers strategies for TANF agencies to build agency social capital and to integrate the building of clients’ personal social capital into their overall program approach.
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2019-07-29T10:00:00
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Applying Social Capital Webinar Video
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2019-07-29
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Emerging Practice Series: Building Social Capital, Part 2 of Social Capital Webinar Series

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The Social Capital Webinar Series is part of the Emerging Practice Series of the Office of Family Assistance’s Integrating Innovative Employment and Economic Stability Strategies (IIEESS) initiative. Comprised of three parts, the Social Capital Webinar Series includes insights from subject matter experts with experience building social capital from research-based, programmatic, and workforce development perspectives, as well as testimonials from TANF participants. Part 2, “Building Social Capital” highlights examples of current programs that are partnering with clients to help them grow their social capital, with a testimonial from a former TANF participant.
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2019-07-22T10:00:00
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Building Social Capital Webinar Video
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2019-07-22
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Emerging Practice Series: Understanding Social Capital, Part 1 of Social Capital Webinar Series

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The Social Capital Webinar Series is part of the Emerging Practice Series of the Office of Family Assistance’s Integrating Innovative Employment and Economic Stability Strategies (IIEESS) initiative. Comprised of three parts, the Social Capital Webinar Series includes insights from subject matter experts with experience building social capital from research-based, programmatic, and workforce development perspectives, as well as testimonials from TANF participants. Part 1, “Understanding Social Capital,” provides an overview of the most current research on social capital and the potential impact of social networks on low-income individuals’ employment opportunities.
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2019-07-15T10:00:00
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2019-07-15
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