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New Workforce Report: Bridging The Gap In Equity and Access to Quality Jobs

New Ways to WorkbyNew Ways to Work
December 18, 2024
in Research

Advancing Equity and Access to Quality Jobs through California’s Workforce Development System

This report, supported by The James Irving Foundation and conducted by New Ways to Work, a leading non-profit consulting firm specializing in workforce development, aims to address a critical question:

What prevents Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and their partnersfrom focusing on quality jobs within their own organizations and for customers andcommunities that have been historically underserved or failed by multiple systems,and where can flexible funding help mitigate these barriers?

The comprehensive research conducted by New Ways to Work across four distinct local workforce development areas in California the City of Los Angeles, Merced County, Riverside County, and Contra Costa County has yielded valuable insights into the challenges, opportunities, and promising practices for serving target populations and promoting equitable access to quality jobs.

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For over five decades, New Ways to Work has effectively provided technical assistance and capacity building with people and organizations across the country to help communities better prepare youth and young adults for bright futures. New Ways draws on a history of building systems that support transitions for the economically disadvantaged, those in foster care or engaged in the criminal justice system, those with disabilities or those who are simply out-of-work and out-of-school and need better opportunities to succeed.