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Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, November 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

Workers’ Coop Stitches Strong Social Fabric: Opportunity Threads Innovates in Changing Their Region and Industry

How can employers’ policies and practices push up business value, boost job quality for workers, and advance broader social impacts?

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, October 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

Young Workers Hit Hard By COVID

Now more than ever, young people need connections to good fit employment opportunities.

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Enhancing Conversations Between Employers and Workforce Professionals

Many young people need job and training opportunities. How do workforce professionals talk about these issues with employers?

Misunderstood: How Public Health’s Inability To Communicate Keeps Communities Unhealthy

Designated as one of Health Affairs Top 5 most-read GrantWatch blog posts for 2020, this piece examines how public health’s inability to communicate keeps communities unhealthy.

Voices from the Field: Engaging Employers to Connect Young Adults to Good Fit Employment

Young workers are facing dire employment prospects. But asking employers the right questions can help identify opportunities.

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, September 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.