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...

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...

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....

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 study, a...

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 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...

Last year, Strada Educational Foundation launched a new tool and report regarding the success of individuals who graduate high school in finding a career path, securing education (whether a 2 year or 4 year degree), and earning enough to generate an ROI on that...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a national foundation committed to helping children and young adults to thrive, recently published a report to provide actionable insights for funders, non-profits, public partners, and others to create meaningful economic opportunities...

TeamNEO recently completed a research study commissioned by the Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group regarding career opportunities in greater Cleveland for workers without bachelor’s degrees in entry level IT careers. The goal of the research was to answer the...