Our Approach to AI

Our Approach to AI

As a workforce funder, we know AI is already dramatically changing work and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. We also know that workforce practitioners will be evolving all aspects of their efforts to prepare people for careers. Providers will help...
What I Experienced in the Re-Entry Simulation

What I Experienced in the Re-Entry Simulation

April is Re-Entry Month, a month dedicated to building awareness regarding the many barriers and roadblocks affecting the 5,000 justice impacted adults returning to society each year in Cuyahoga County. To bring Re-Entry month to life, one of the programs held was a 2...
Highlights from 2026 Cuyahoga County Workforce Funding Report

Highlights from 2026 Cuyahoga County Workforce Funding Report

Our new report from The Center for Community Solutions regarding workforce development funding levels in Cuyahoga County is available! An update from the last report, from 2021, reflects the changing funding levels for workforce development activities since that time....
What are the Wage Gains from Workforce Programs?

What are the Wage Gains from Workforce Programs?

Visual from “Long-Term Effects of a Sectoral Advancement Strategy”, March 2020, MDRC (Kelsey Schaberg and David Greenberg) I believe that workforce development programs enable people to make more money as a result of completing the program.  The WorkAdvance...
Our Favorite Podcasts, and other Media, for 2026         

Our Favorite Podcasts, and other Media, for 2026         

It’s time to regroup on ways we are keeping abreast of the world of workforce in 2026. Here are some of the sources we use! Podcasts: (available on your favorite podcast app) The Jobs Podcast. This podcast is from earlier in 2025 and features people talking about...
5 Takeaways from the American Job Quality Study from JFF

5 Takeaways from the American Job Quality Study from JFF

5 Takeaways from the American Job Quality Study from JFF Jobs for the Future released  the first ever American Quality Job Study earlier this fall. This national study, subtitled the 2025 State of the U.S. Labor Force and launched in partnership with heavyweights...