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Overview
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Employment issues have been at the forefront of our work since we began operations in 1978. Current projects include: testing the efficacy of promising sectoral employment and alternative staffing models; building the capacity of workforce development leaders; and working to define benchmarks of "good performance" for the workforce development field.
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Recent Publications
Major Initiatives
Benchmarking Project
This project aims to establish standards that will allow workforce development organizations to compare their performance to others in the field.
Career Advancement Academies
This project will evaluate the efforts of community colleges across three regions of California to provide bridges to college and high-wage careers for under-prepared young adults.
College and Career Connections Fund
Acting as the project's intermediary organization, P/PV is working closely with community-based organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California to help disconnected, low-income youth reconnect with employment and postsecondary educational options.
First Place for Youth Evaluation
P/PV is conducting a formative evaluation of the First Place for Youth (FPFY) My First Place program. FPFY is a Bay Area–based nonprofit founded to promote the long-term mental, physical and economic health of youth ages 16 to 24 who are aging out of the foster care system.
Gulf Coast Alternative Staffing Initiative
P/PV is supporting three Gulf Coast organizations in developing Alternative Staffing Organizations (ASOs) that will connect low-income, displaced and disadvantaged residents with employment. In addition to managing the initiative and providing technical assistance, P/PV is conducting an implementation study aimed at understanding what it takes to start an ASO.
Job Opportunity Investment Network
A funding collaborative of several major foundations and city and state agencies aimed at addressing the workforce needs of Philadelphia's disadvantaged workers and employers.
New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare
P/PV is evaluating this initiative designed to assess the labor market needs of the New York City healthcare industry and devise ways to address systematic skill gaps in hiring.
Project Quest Evaluation
P/PV is conducting a study of Project QUEST—a San Antonio-based job training organization that works with local community colleges to make careers in healthcare accessible to a larger pool of residents.
Sectoral Employment Research
Projects that explore the effectiveness of sectoral employment programs.
Young Adult Sectoral Initiative
An initiative designed to examine the potential of sector-focused programs to improve employment outcomes for 18 to 26 year-olds.
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