By: Colette Tano, M.P.P. and Laura Arnold, Ph.D., CFLE   The views expressed in In Focus are exclusively those of...

By: Gabi Kirsch   The views expressed in In Focus are exclusively those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect official...

December 2018 CCAP – Candidate Data Form (CDF) 2019 Learning Community Kick-Off Webinar December 5 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30...

By: Laura Arnold, Ph.D., CFLE and Kate Dumanian   The views expressed in In Focus are exclusively those of the individual authors...

SUMMARY The Community Action Partnership—National Office (Partnership) is seeking motivated, highly organized graduate students to serve as interns. The internship...

America was built on the promise that every family should have the opportunity for success. Yet, today’s uneven economy has...

By: Andreea Mitran, M.P.P., and Colette Tano, M.P.P.   The views expressed in In Focus are exclusively those of the individual authors...

By: Kristin Abner, Ph.D. and Laura Arnold, Ph.D., CFLE   The views expressed in In Focus are exclusively those of...

Dear Colleagues: Here are some resources you can use… Integrating Approaches that Prioritize and Enhance Father Engagement In October 2018,...

Through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) aimed to increase the ability of community colleges to address the challenges of today’s workforce. TAACCCT funding allowed community colleges to develop or design more than 2,000 programs of study to help adults learn skills that lead to family-supporting jobs. TAACCCT grants helped strengthen the nation’s institutions of higher education as engines of economic opportunity where adults can succeed in acquiring the skills, degrees, and credentials necessary for high-wage, high-skill employment.

About the MLTC The 2019 Management and Leadership Training Conference (MLTC), will take place from January 16-18, 2019, in New Orleans, LA at the Westin...

Labor market research consistently identifies healthcare as one of the fastest growing industries across the country in terms of jobs and opportunity. As a result, healthcare has become one of the most frequently targeted sectors for career pathways initiatives. These initiatives provide postsecondary education and training organized in a series of steps designed to provide credentials with labor market value. Career pathways programs often include supports and connections to employers. These programs aim to help low-income individuals find and advance in high-quality jobs that allow them to support themselves and their families.

When you think of hotels, do you think about good jobs with advancement potential? If not, you may want to take another look. According to the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s Dreams Happen Here campaign, hotels provide 8 million jobs and $74 billion in wages and salaries in 2015. About 70 percent of the mayors surveyed in the 2017 U.S. Conference of Mayors Tourism, Hotel and Lodging Survey, said hotel jobs provide the most opportunity, good benefits, and wages within the tourism industry.

In the United States, there are more than 5 million children living with a parent who went to jail or prison. The challenges facing formerly incarcerated fathers and mothers can seem insurmountable and overwhelming. In addition to the responsibility of parenting, they often struggle to obtain employment, housing, access to benefits, and reliable transportation because of criminal background checks, housing restrictions, or holds on their driver’s licenses until their fees and fines are paid off. They may have accrued large arrearages owed in child support during incarceration. Many are also working to mend broken or damaged relationships with their families.  That is why accessing the right supports—stable housing, reliable networks, ties to employment, building healthy relationship and parenting skills—are essential.

Fresh Finds – September 25, 2018 Here are some resources from across the field that you can use…. Publications, Data,...