Nearly 24 million children have parents without full-time jobs, and many others earn too little to help their families flourish. We invest in finding ways to connect parents to economic opportunity so that the family can thrive.
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In this report the reader gets an overview of how the East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative created jobs and contracting work for low-income people of color, women and local Baltimore businesses during a huge community redevelopment project. The report includes lessons learned about incorporating the strategies of economic inclusion into community development, which places the East Baltimore initiative’s efforts within a national context.
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This one-page resource, produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation during the coronavirus pandemic, offers helpful tips for young parents who are raising families at a stressful time.
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Children and Family Futures will host a webinar, Implementing the Substance Use Disorder Provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act, at 2 p.m. on March 31, 2020. Register for the webinar.
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The JAG Advantage is an approach created by Jobs for America's Graduates to provide student-centered services that help young people achieve their fullest potential, gaining an advantage in today’s emerging workforce.
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New America recently compiled insights and guidance on creating strong partnerships at the regional, state and local levels to expand quality youth apprenticeship programs. Learn more about these resources.
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A new webinar explores prosecutor-led efforts to reform the juvenile justice system by implementing measures that are less adversarial and less punitive. Prosecutors as Leaders of Reform features three prosecutors from JDAI® jurisdictions who are using the power of their offices to advance rehabilitation, fairness, equity and accountability.
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On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the nonprofit, Prosperity Now, will launch a series of webinars spotlighting the burdens that debt places on families and communities of color in the South.
The Center for Working Families Model is one way to deliver multiple services to low-income families. Learn how three sites have implemented this innovative approach.
How best to address the nation's unemployment rate? Thirteen of the country's most innovative thinkers offer big ideas worthy of consideration and potential investment.
Not all families are able to gain access to the benefits for which they are eligible. What can funders, communities and the government do to connect low-income families to these supports.