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Commonwealth Corporation: Building upward mobility pathways for Massachusetts youth and adults to prepare for high demand careers, in concert with state and regional partners.

  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Resources

Learn more about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)—funded and state-funded programs for youth.

For additional links to websites that may have more resources and information related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, visit our partners' links page.


Regional Workforce Strategies Initiative

Regional Workforce Strategies Initiative

Learn more about the regional workforce strategies initiative. View the Working Together: The Massachusetts Regional Workforce Strategy Initiative Report and Executive Summary.


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Fresh from the Field

Check out our latest Fresh from the Field: Baystate Health posting.

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Network of Healthcare Workforce Planning Professionals

The Network of Healthcare Workforce Planning Professionals is a learning network for staff from acute care, community health, long term care and home care settings who have responsibility for workforce planning. Commonwealth Corporation formed the network to create opportunities for peer sharing and learning, and to provide a reliable and accessible forum for the exchange of information and ideas. Learn more about this network and its free networking and learning events, e-mail updates about resources and news, webinars and resource pages.

 

Resources for Community Based Organizations

Are you a Community Based Organization looking for resources? Visit the Commonwealth Partnership for Economic Opportunity (CPEO) page for more information.


Empower Your Future Career Development & Curriculum Guides

Empower Your Future is a life skills, career development and employability curriculum guide developed in collaboration with and funded by the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS).  We are very pleased to be able to expand the reach of this Guide for use by public schools, agencies, non-profits and organizations who are committed to enhancing education, employment and positive outcomes for youth across the Commonwealth.

If you are a Bridging the Opportunities Gap (BOG) grantee, click here for the specialized BOG version of the curriculum.

For all other users of the curriculum, click here for the general-purpose version.


YouthWorks 2009 Report

As part of the 2009 YouthWorks program 4,639 youth in 25 cities across Massachusetts took part in summer and year-round employment opportunities. YouthWorks provided summer employment to 4,224 youth during the summer of 2009 - amounting to 122% of our summer goal and an increase of about 10% compared to the 2008 summer program. For more detailed information, see the YouthWorks 2009 Program Regional Profiles.


Critical Vacancy Report

The latest Critical Vacancy Report is now available, showing the occupations for which there is a critical and persistent demand for workers.


Information Security Policy

Commonwealth Corporation’s Information Security Policy is now available. The goal of the policy is to ensure the protection of personal and confidential information consistent with new Massachusetts laws and regulations.


Youth Indicator Data

The Ready to Succeed Youth Summits featured data on graduation, employment, and other indicators for youth.