Workforce Development
Too many families still do not have jobs, earned income or assets. Typically, the working poor are struggling with substantial debt, and have a tenuous hold on jobs that do not provide sufficient income, security, benefits or career advancement options. The challenges of unreliable and expensive transportation, healthcare and childcare add to this instability. Additionally, low-wage jobs are often the first ones affected by downturns in the national or regional economy.
Work is at the center of Casey's Family Economic Success approach. A family-supporting job with benefits—particularly healthcare benefits—can make all the difference between a family that is thriving and moving up the economic ladder, or one that is just surviving. This approach weaves together myriad workforce development strategies, including job training, job readiness, placement, retention and advancement, and workforce supports.
Learn More
- The Jobs Initiative - Casey's eight-year effort in six cities to connect inner-city young men and women to family-supporting jobs in the regional economy and to improve the way urban labor market systems work for low-income, low-skilled workers.
- See all resources on Workforce Development in the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center.