Workforce Technical Assistance

Extensive workforce development experience

Overview

Through customized technical assistance, the highly experienced New Ways staff will provide an assessment of current service delivery and based on the needs of the organization, a highly focused set of recommendations are produced to increase effectiveness and impact of the programming. New Ways services are developed to meet the unique problems and situation of the clients. While building on the best practices of the field, each technical assistance and strategic planning project is based on the core values of the organization, intended outcome impacts, and the development of staff capacity

What We Provide

The New Ways to Work provides the following workforce technical assistance services:

  • a filled-in line graphWorkforce Development Technical Assistance
    Assessment, analysis and recommendations on how to improve services
  • Program Design & Development
    Assist organizations in the design and development of workforce development program
  • Strategic Action Planning
    Implement community and/or organizational strategic action plans

Projects & Results

New Ways to Work’s staff and consultant team has extensive experience and expertise in local and regional workforce development systems, alternative education, community college, and youth advocacy organizations. Consultants are matched based on the needs of the client, and are supported by an array of trained support staff of experts.

  • OYCR/Amity Foundation -Youth Employment Initiative

    10-Community Implementation
    A multi-county collaboration to serve formerly incarcerated young adults.

    The Youth Employment Initiative is a partnership between the State of California Office of Youth Community Reclamation, Department of Rehabilitation, Amity Foundation and ten counties with representatives from the LA County Probation Department, County Office of Education, and Workforce Development to train and place incarcerated young adults.

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  • Covenant House Workforce Development Project

    Career & Educational Options Increased
    To date, New Ways has facilitated MOUs and partnerships with over a dozen agencies

    Covenant House Los Angeles provides young people experiencing homelessness with shelter, social services and long-term support. New Ways to Work is providing technical assistance to build out their workforce development strategies. The goal is every young person at Covenant House is provided an array of educational and workforce options.

  • Foster Workforce Development Initiative

    The Peer-to-Peer Support Specialist Apprenticeship Was Approved By USDOL.
    The peer-to-peer support specialist is now seeking CA state recognition.

    iFoster is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping children and youth in foster care access resources and opportunities. New Ways to Work is engaged in expanding their apprenticeship career pathways, workplace opportunities, and expand their social enterprise endeavors. iFoster just established their “Dream Factory” in Los Angeles.

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  • Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE)

    ACE Serves Over 800 Individuals Annually.
    The new WorkSource Center will more than double their service delivery outcomes.

    Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE) is a workforce development, social service community organization serving the north San Fernando Valley. New Ways to Work is developing a strategic action plan for the agency as they will be leading the City’s workforce development services and Gand prevention in the greater San Fernando Valley.

  • Lost Angels Career Center

    Expected Fall 2026

    Lost Angels Career Center is an innovative skill-building career building program in the Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County. The hands-on training in high skilled trades results in a 95% placement rate for program graduates. New Ways is providing technical assistance to expand their programming to the city of Los Angeles in late 2026.

  • Southern Nevada Opportunity Youth Coalition

    37k Disconnected Youth
    Southern Nevada has one of the highest rates of OY in the country

    Southern Nevada Workforce Connections, the region’s Workforce Development Board has engaged in strategic action plan to decrease the region’s Opportunity Youth population. Through a data-driven community informed plan, Workforce Connections leads the Opportunity Youth Collaborative with over 50 public, community, philanthropic partners.

    Strategic Action Plan

  • Nevadaworks Youth System Redesign

    12k+ Opportunity Youth

    Nevadaworks is the lead workforce development board for northern Nevada. Nevadaworks is engaging in a data driven community assessment of its youth workforce development system and engaging in a community informed redesign. The data analysis of northern Nevada’s Opportunity Youth and a strategic set of recommendations are being implemented.

    Strategic Action Plan

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