Investing in Intervention Report Highlights Effective Strategies in Massachusetts

A recently released report from Giffords Law Center, PICO National Network, and the Community Justice Reform: Investing in Intervention: The Critical role of State-Level Support in Breaking the Cycle of Urban Gun Violence highlights the impact of the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) and Shannon Community Safety Initiative, evidence-based violence prevention and intervention programs at work here in Massachusetts.

A força de trabalho de cuidados de saúde de Massachusetts está mudando

Nos últimos anos, a Commonwealth Corporation e o CLMP entrevistaram mais de uma dúzia de interessados e conduziram grupos focais de empregadores e trabalhadores da área de saúde. Analisamos dados disponíveis publicamente para entender como a estrutura industrial e ocupacional do emprego de assistência médica na Commonwealth mudou.

Promovendo o sucesso: dicas para empregadores

Over the past few years, Commonwealth Corporation has been studying the underlying causes of the decline in youth employment.  In 2013, we published two studies with the Center for Labor Markets & Policy at Drexel University: Signaling Success: Boosting Teen Employment Prospects and Building Blocks of Labor Market Success.

Achieving Impactful Outcomes: Key Characteristics of Successful Sector Partnerships

Over the past 10 years we’ve invested Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund and other state and federal resources in more than 80 programs that have been designed and managed by regional industry sector partnerships.  Our goal for these investments has been to prepare and place Massachusetts residents who would not otherwise be considered to be strong candidates in jobs that are in demand by regional businesses.

Achieving Impactful Outcomes: What does it mean to be data-driven?

What does data driven-mean? And how do programs ensure they are doing it?  To us, data-driven is identifying and using data to help make decisions about the programs we fund.  In my 10 years of experience at CommCorp, I have come to learn the value of being data-driven.

Achieving Impactful Outcomes: Observations from WCTF

At CommCorp, we’re in the skills-building business. Across the Commonwealth, we design and execute workforce programs in partnership with businesses, educators, training providers and the workforce system. In this series, we are going to focus on key takeaways from our management of the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund (WCTF).

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