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Making Workplaces Work Better for Young Adults
How can employers create workplace environments that welcome this rising generation of workers and lead to mutual success? KentuckianaWorks and partners are listening to young adults and employers in order to better understand the unique challenges facing young adult workers and how we can help design a more supportive and equitable workplace.
The lasting impact of federal policy and discrimination on Black workers in the Louisville region
As we celebrate Black History Month and this year’s theme of African Americans and Labor, it’s important to call attention to the policies that limited Black workers’ access to quality employment in the past, and how the impact of those policies can still be seen in the unequal labor market outcomes across our region today.
Louisville Generation Work™ partners attend training focused on young adult workers
As announced last year, KentuckianaWorks is partnering with Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, YouthBuild Louisville, the Coalition Supporting Young Adults, and Metro United Way to implement Generation Work™. Generation Work™ is a project, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and delivered with the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, to center young adult worker voices in employer practice change. Louisville Generation Work™ partners traveled to Chicago in June of this year to join teams from the other seven Phase Two sites for some training and peer learning.
Data is a Four Letter Word
Setting goals for quality and equity are important, but benchmarking and measuring progress is just as crucial. The data will tell the story over time.
When those closest to the problem lead the conversation
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions’ push to design human-centered workplaces is a welcome innovation that I’ve seen work in other fields.