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20180116T112641 Be a Career Pathways Presenter for the LINCS Virtual ConferenceThe Career Pathways Community is looking for proposals from across adult, higher education, and industry partners. Do you know a successful model, or program, that's meeting WIOA requirements? Are you finding new resources for supporting a broader group of learners, persons with disabilities, or English Language Learners? Do you have some great strategies for contextualizing instruction? Consider sharing them with adult education peers nationwide. |
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20180110T091154 SSA has issued a request for informationSSA today has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking public input on strategies for improving the adult economic outcomes of youth ages 14 to 25 with disabilities receiving SSI. The input SSA receives will inform its deliberations about potential policy changes and the design of future demonstration projects for transition-age SSI recipients. |
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20180710T151732 State Opioid Response GrantsThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2018 State Opioid Response (SOR) Grants. |
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20180718T135008 Funding Opportunity For Apprenticeship Expansion in Key Industry SectorsThe U.S. Department of Labor announced $150 million in grants to support sector-based approaches to expand apprenticeships on a national scale in key industry sectors. When awarded, the grants will move a step closer to increasing the number of apprentices in the U.S. across all industries. |
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20180730T105540 U.S. Department of Labor Announces $22 Million in Grants to Aid in Opioid Epidemic RecoveryU.S. Department of Labor announced more than $22 million in National Health Emergency (NHE) Dislocated Worker Demonstration Grant funding to six state grantees. The grants will be used to provide reemployment services for individuals impacted by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose. |
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20180924T121035 Join the 2019 Your Money, Your Goals cohort!The Office of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is looking for approximately 40 organizations from across the country that are interested in using the Your Money, Your Goals toolkit, issue-focused booklets, and companion guides to help build the financial well-being of the people they serve. |
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20180205T093919 Coaching Boys Into Men Three Part Webinar SeriesCoaching Boys Into Men is excited to present a Three-Part Webinar Series featuring Athletes As Leaders, a companion program to CBIM for empowering female athletes! Athletes are given the tools to be leaders in changing peer norms and school climate into a culture of safety and respect. Learn everything you need to know to get the program started in your community with our upcoming webinar series! |
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20180504T105716 Grant Opportunity: Citi Foundation Launches RFP for $4.5MM Youth Workforce FundThe Citi Foundation invites leading youth-focused community organizations to submit their innovative ideas for connecting low-income young adults, ages 16-24, to workplace skills training and employment opportunities including full-time jobs, internships and apprenticeships. |
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20180522T104242 Troops to Teachers: Defense Department Announces Funding OpportunityThe purpose of a grant opportunity is for one or more, consortia of such States, to receive grant funding to develop and implement a replicable model for attracting and assisting eligible members and former members of the armed forces to obtain employment as teachers. |
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20180529T094310 $20 million in grants to help Americans who are injured or ill remain in or return to the workforceThe grants represent the first phase of funding for Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Demonstration Projects, which will be administered by the Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), in partnership with the Department’s Employment and Training Administration and the Social Security Administration (SSA). |
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20180328T082522 Community Boost programThe Facebook Community Boost program is designed to help small businesses, nonprofits, workers and job seekers develop digital and social media skills |
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20181005T073403 Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs looking for Youth InputThe Interagency Workgroup on Youth Programs, composed of representatives from 20 federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth, relaunched its Youth Engaged 4 Change website, after working with youth and young adults to develop the look of the site as well as the content. |
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20181105T113355 Energy Department Announces its Solar DecathlonThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is excited to announce its Solar Decathlon student competition to challenge collegiate teams to design and build high-performance, energy-efficient buildings. The winners of the competition, which spans 2019 and 2020, are the teams that best blend design excellence with smart energy efficiency and renewable energy production. Teams interested in participating must submit an application and $100 application fee by November 6, 2018. |
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20181126T151311 Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for YouthThis call for nominations seeks experts in adolescent health fields to serve on a committee, convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, to review key questions related to the effective implementation of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. The committee, using an optimal health lens, will explore the scientific and public health literature surrounding key elements or core components effective in improving behavioral outcomes for youth. Learn more. |
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20181108T093707 BankWorks$ Announces Launch of Program in MilwaukeeBankWork$ trains young adults from low income and minority communities for lasting careers in the financial services industry. BankWork$ classes are free for participants. The classes run for eight weeks and provide training in the skills needed for jobs as tellers, customer service representatives and personal bankers. BankWork$ also offers job interview practice, job placement assistance and ongoing coaching and mentoring to help with career advancement. |
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20181108T103305 Apply by Nov. 26 to participate in the 2019 Youth Employment Success cohortThe Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the Bureau) has launched a short-turnaround search for youth employment programs that would like to join the Bureau’s 2019 Youth Employment Success (YES) Cohort. |
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20180613T135718 U.S. Department of Labor Announces YouthBuild Funding OpportunityOn May 21, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $85 million in grants to support and expand YouthBuild programs across the country. YouthBuild, a pre-apprenticeship model, provides at-risk youth ages 16-24 with education and occupational skill development to obtain employment in construction and other in-demand industries. |
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20180605T092522 Funding: Pathways to STEM Apprenticeship for High School Career and Technical Education StudentsThe Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Pathways to STEM Apprenticeship for High School Career and Technical Education Students demonstration program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.051E. |
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20180604T132419 Funding: OJJDP FY 2018 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth InitiativeThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for funding under the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative. This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting mentoring programs to reduce juvenile delinquency, drug abuse (specifically opioid abuse), truancy, and other problem and high-risk behaviors. Applications Due: June 28, 2018 |
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20180604T131458 Funding Notice: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victim in the Opioid CrisisThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications to support crime victims and to enhance community-driven responses to the current opioid crisis.1 This program furthers the Department’s mission by providing resources to support state, local, and tribal efforts to assist crime victims. Applications Due: July 10, 2018 |
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20180409T112438 SAMSHA Announces Funding to Support Project AWARE State Education Agency GRANTSThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) - State Education Agency (SEA) grants (Short Title: AWARE-SEA). |
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20180508T144659 Our Journey Together: Financial Literacy MonthBy: Renee Browne, Division of Youth Services While today is the last day of April, National Financial Capability Month, we can all agree that youth financial literacy is of great importance all year round. |
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20180820T090239 Gap Inc. Expands Its Job Program For Opportunity YouthGap Inc. announces plans to significantly expand This Way Ahead, its life skills and on-the-job training program for Opportunity Youth, from 15 cities in 2017 to 53 cities globally. |
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20180821T085544 BLS releases their annual youth employment reportFrom April to July 2018, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old increased by 2.0 million to 20.9 million. In 2018, 55.0 percent of young people were employed in July, little changed from a year earlier. (The month of July typically is the summertime peak in youth employment.) The unemployment rate for youth was 9.2 percent in July, also little changed from July 2017. |
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20180806T140404 International Youth Day 2018There are currently 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world. This is the largest youth population ever. But 1 in 10 of the world’s children live in conflict zones and 24 million of them are out of school. Political instability, labor market challenges and limited space for political and civic participation have led to increasing isolation of youth in societies. |
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20190401T121030 Department of Treasury announces $66.3M for Social Impact Partnership to Pay for Results ActThe Department of Treasury recently announced $66.3M in funding for the Social Impact Partnership to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA). SIPPRA provides funding for state and local government organizations that show outcomes in specific social impact areas in such areas as Housing, Justice, Parenting & Families, Education, Health, and Workforce Development. |
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20190401T121929 USDA Announces Opening Date for Rural e-Connectivity Pilot Program ApplicationsUSDA Rural Development will begin accepting the first round of applications for the Rural e-Connectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program) on April 23, 2019, through reconnect.usda.gov. |
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20190401T124251 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHUD will select up to 11 communities to participate in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to develop and execute a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. Five of the 11 selected communities will be rural communities. |
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20190529T104829 Rural Community College Grant Application ConveningsThis summer the U.S. Department of Education and the American Association of Community Colleges will be cohosting three convenings designed to help rural community colleges identify, plan, and design projects for federal grant applications. |
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20190122T125624 Funding Opportunity: NIDA HEAL Opioid Prevention InitiativeDepartment/Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Application Deadline: March 13, 2019 These funding opportunities are part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) initiative to speed scientific solutions to the national opioid public health crisis: |
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20190122T123646 New grant initiative aimed at expanding high-quality youth apprenticeship programsJFF has joined New America and other national partners in seeking applicants for a new grant initiative aimed at expanding high-quality youth apprenticeship programs. |
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20190128T121228 Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected YouthThe Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education will publish a notice in the January 28 FEDERAL REGISTER inviting applications for selection of up to 10 performance partnership pilots for fiscal year (FY) 2018 and up to 10 performance partnership pilots for FY2019 under the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth authority. The pre-publication version is available here. |
20180730T112439 Pathways to Careers and College: Examples, Evidence, and Prospects (MDRC)This report describes some of the most prominent of these “pathway” models, identifies localities where the approach has gained the most traction, discusses the underlying principles that characterize the most promising programs, and briefly presents the evidence of their potential to make a difference. |
20171026T113122 DOL shares two credential resourcesThese two guides provide current information and resources about the options for high school equivalency and about the general topic of college and career ready academic standards. In addition to the guides, ETA developed two short webcasts to introduce the guides, beginning with an overview of the documents purpose and content, followed by a section-by-section summary. |
20190501T090140 Getting Young People on the Path to Financial SuccessSecretary Perez announces a partnership with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in coordination with the League of Cities, to integrate financial literacy skills training into state and city summer jobs programs. |
20180924T113656 National Apprenticeship Week 2018!This November 12 – 18, 2018 we will celebrate the third annual National Apprenticeship Week and we want this year’s celebration to be bigger and touch even more communities. |
20171026T105346 ADWS Launches Lifestyle Budget CalculatorThe Arkansas Department of Workforce Services’ Labor Market Information division has officially launched the new version of Real-Life Arkansas, a website featuring a lifestyle budget calculator, targeted toward Arkansas high school and college students to help them plan for the future based on the lifestyle they want to achieve. |
20190501T162238 SUMMER JOBS + SUMMER MEALS = SUMMER OPPORTUNITY!A new article released by USDA encourages employers to take advantage of the free meals for summer youth employees, under age 18, through the USDA Summer Meal Programs. Job Programs employing youth ages 18 and under can serve free meals to them on-site through the USDA Summer Meal Programs or encourage youth employees to visit a Summer Meal sight for breakfast and lunch. |
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20171220T084043 Ensuring Working Youth Start Saving with Their First PaycheckMyPath Ensures Working Youth and Young Adults Get Banked and Start Saving When They Earn Their First Paycheck: |
20170718T121356 Webinar: Paper Thin? Why All High School Diplomas Are Not Created EqualThe Alliance for Excellent Education has explored rising high school graduation rates and low levels of postsecondary readiness among traditionally underserved students in the forthcoming report, Paper Thin? Why All High School Diplomas Are Not Created Equal. |
20180618T125358 Updates to US Department of Labor's GetMyFuture site!Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Labor launched GetMyFuture.org, a mobile-friendly web application that helps youth plan their careers, explore education and training options, and search and apply for jobs. The app is one of many resources found at CareerOneStop, a website to help people plan and achieve their career, education, and employment goals. |
20170621T102605 Upcoming Webinar on Transportation Access, June 28, 2017Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse is hosting a Webinar: Transportation Access and Its Importance to Economic Mobility and Family Self-Sufficiency Location/ Wednesday, June 28, 2017; 2:00-3:30pm. |
20170418T130327 WEBINAR: Employment, Benefits and Financial Planning for Transitioning Service MembersApril 26, 2017 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration The webcast will help you navigate the free employment, training, benefits and financial education resources available to assist you, whether your employment is with a private sector employer or the Federal government. |
20171026T120602 Youth Training and Employment Guidance Letter!Third Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth Formula Program Guidance Purpose: To provide guidance and planning information to states, local workforce areas, and other recipients of WIOA Title I youth formula funds on the activities associated with the implementation of WIOA. |
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20171129T113210 Youth Cohort Challenge: Short Applications Due December 15, 2017Is effectively engaging and retaining OSY a challenge in your local area? How would you like to be part of a diverse and dynamic group consisting of participants from around the country that focuses on tackling this issue head-on? Apply now to participate in the Youth Cohort Challenge. |
20170418T161511 Reentry Week 2017, April 24-28, 2017U.S. Department of Labor in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Reentry Week cordially invites you to celebrate a series of events and activities, April 24-28, 2017, highlighting issues, as well as resources for those roughly 600,000 recently incarcerated citizens as they return to their communities and families. |
20170824T113301 It’s coming…are YOU ready?The Division of Youth Services is excited to launch its technical assistance (TA) series for youth practitioners in the Fall and we can’t wait to get things started! This series focuses on various Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth-related topics from eligibility to youth committees. |
20170501T145337 #Gen2Gen Summer Challenge!The #Gen2GenSummer Challenge is part of Encore.org’s Generation to Generation campaign, a national effort to inspire adults over 50 to make a positive difference in the lives of children and youth. |
20171026T113937 Report from CLASP explores “Equity Measures”In a majority of states, funding for public postsecondary institutions is partially based on performance or outcomes. CLASP suggests states need to build robust “equity measures” into their funding formulas. Research implies that using outcomes-based funding without equity measures disincentivizes colleges from helping low-income, underprepared, and/or adult students, as well as students of color, enter and complete programs. |
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20171002T113908 National 4-H E-Academy on Diversity and InclusionDepartment/Agency: Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Dates: October 2 – October 23, 2017 |
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20171002T115902 It's here! Our Journey Together: The WIOA Youth Program Technical Assistance (TA) Series!The Youth Services Team within the Employment and Training Administration is launching "Our Journey Together: The WIOA Youth Program Technical Assistance (TA) Series" to support the workforce system in their programming efforts to improve outcomes for youth. |
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20170929T102453 Share your good work and advance the field! Youth Committees Successes and Lessons Learned!Because you are the expert in this work, we want to provide you an opportunity to share with your colleagues on a Discussion, Youth Committees Successes and Lessons Learned: Share your good work and advance the field!, how your Youth Committee has been successful at advancing your state or local area’s youth goals and what have been the challenges. |
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20170906T091453 If you liked it, don’t forget to “like” it!It’s always great to know the resources we are sharing on our Community of Practice are useful to you and your team. |
20180605T102957 Introducing the Grads of Life CampaignThe Grads of Life Public Service Announcement campaign initially launched in September 2014 and, to date, has received more than $81 million in donated media support. In partnership with the Ad Council, we have recently launched a new series of ads to address this critical employment gap and introduce employers to the incredible business benefits of working with Opportunity Youth — unemployed young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are an often an overlooked talent pool. |
20190611T091350 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT! Social Determinants of Health in Context of Substance Use DisordersThe purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support research applications for commercializable, digital health-based products that aim at positively affecting the fundamental social and environmental conditions that are risk factors for the populations affected by the use of drugs, including opioids. |
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20190611T085949 The month of May explores youth issuesThe Month of May explores several youth issues: Global Youth Traffic Safety National Foster Care National Teen Pregnancy Prevention |
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20190624T133711 Administration for Children and Families Publishes FOA in Support of Regional Partnership GrantsThe Administration for Children and Families has published a FOA to provide competitive grant funds for Regional Partnership Grants (RPGs) to improve the well-being of, and to improve the permanency outcomes for children and families affected by opioids and other substance abuse. ACF projects the award of 7 grants. |
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20190624T142607 National Park Service 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Program National Cooperative AgreementThe Department of Interior has identified $30 to $41 million to support National Park Service 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Program National Cooperative Agreement to develop and administer 21CSC programs that focus on providing employment, education, and engagement opportunities. |
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20190626T130646 YouthBuild Grant OpportunityThe Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $85 million in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113-128) for YouthBuild. |
20190703T104208 HUD Announces Funding Opportunity to Assist Victims of Human TraffickingThe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS), in conjunction with the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Victim Crimes (OVC), will make a $13,500,000 available for grants to eligible organizations to implement and provide housing and trauma-informed, victim-centered services to victims of human trafficking. |
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20190709T091932 OSERS Announces Funding Opportunity under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training ProgramThe Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has announced a funding opportunity under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program. Eligible Applicants: States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and IHEs. Applications due: August 14 |
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20190709T092514 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MAKES MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ON APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSIONThe U.S. Department of Labor announced major milestones in the continuing effort to expand apprenticeships in the United States. |
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20190813T154126 2020 Your Money Your Goals CohortIf your organization serves economically vulnerable populations and you are interested in gaining more intensive support for your consumer financial empowerment efforts, you can apply for the Your Money, Your Goals 2020 cohort. |
20190814T085434 EPA Announces Opportunity to Apply for Technical Assistance for “Local Foods, Local Places” ProgramThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an opportunity to apply for technical assistance for communities interested in revitalizing neighborhoods through development of local food systems. The assistance will be provided through the Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP) program. |
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20180824T154439 WIOA Performance Indicators' Summer E-Learning SeriesThe Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, in collaboration with the Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration, introduces a new series of interactive e-Learning modules that explain select WIOA performance accountability concepts. |
20181108T135100 Marketing and Community Outreach are Key to Sustainability PlanningA primary concern for any grant-funded programming is what will happen when the grant ends and that funding is no longer available. To ensure that you can continue to serve your communities, the Four Pillars Model (Internal Support, Marketing and Outreach, Partnership Development, and Resource Development) provides an effective strategy for sustainability. |
20171011T143300 Make Your Social Media SingSocial media is always changing and staying on top of the trends can be frustrating for someone who doesn’t spend a lot of time each day in the social space. Here are two things to understand to make the most out of each day’s efforts. |
20180111T172123 Reengaging Opportunity Youth to Improve Life OutcomesOver the last decade, decision makers have given greater attention to young adults who are neither working nor in school, as these young people face many challenges during the transition into adulthood. Various projects have been created across the nation to find ways to successfully reengage these youth in the labor market. These reports take a closer look at building career paths for youth to not only improve their life outcomes, but also to help meet America's workforce needs. |
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20180521T112925 U.S. Department of Labor Announces YouthBuild Funding OpportunityOn May 21, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor announced $85 million in grants to support and expand YouthBuild programs across the country. YouthBuild, a pre-apprenticeship model, provides at-risk youth ages 16-24 with education and occupational skill development to obtain employment in construction and other in-demand industries. |
20171027T104935 WorkforceGPS Is Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level; Chat (Beta Version) Now Available!We know you’ve been in love with WorkforceGPS for a while now, and things are getting pretty serious. That’s why we’re excited to help you take things to the next level and introduce you to Chat. |