Pathways to Careers Fund In 2017, the Forum for Community Solutions launched the Pathways to Careers Fund, which builds on the work of the Opportunity Youth Forum and Demonstration Cities and seeks to create, accelerate, and expand innovative career pathways to improve job placement and retention for opportunity youth. The Pathways to Careers Fund supports…

These are the members of the Opportunity Youth Forum community network.

The struggle to end poverty, and what it means for youth living in Philadelphia.

Eight Pathways to Careers Fund projects in Chicago, New Orleans, and Seattle/King County.

New Orleans joins 100K Opportunities Inititiative employment program for opportunity youth.

Consultant for 100K Initiative.

“When I use the term equity, I mean just and fair inclusion into a society where all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. The work of equity is to create the conditions that enable that to happen.” – Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink Last month, over 1,600 viewers from 25 countries and 46 U.S.…

Second Year of Grants Awarded As Positive Results Come In Washington, DC, July 24, 2014 – Today, the Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund (OYIF) announced its second round of grants, with plans to provide new awards to 19 communities across the United States. The Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund is managed by the Aspen Institute’s Forum for…

JPMorgan Chase has announced a five-year, $250 million initiative to bolster workforce readiness by closing the skills gap in major urban areas in the United States and Europe. Through research and data analysis, public-private partnerships, and engagement with local communities, the New Skills at Work initiative will address the shortage of trained workers who have…

Aspen Forum for Community Solutions Launches Fund for 6.7 million Young Americans Cut Off from Education and Employment Washington, DC, June 28, 2013 –– The Aspen Forum for Community Solutions announced 21 grants to founding partners for the Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund in communities across the United States, supporting cross-sector collaboration to bring 6.7 million…