Moving Up the Ladder: Strategies for Economic Independence

Reports the findings of a statewide conference co-sponsored by the Heldrich Center and Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University, and issues a call for universal support for magnifying public and policy attention on improving how public funds and programs are managed and deployed to assist the working poor

Aftershock: Serving 9/11 Displaced Workers

On September 30, 2004, the Heldrich Center hosted a symposium in New York to reflect upon the efforts of the September 11th Fund's Employment Assistance Program to help more than 11,000 dislocated workers from the New York region find new jobs and launch new careers. This publication reports the proceedings of that symposium

The State of the U.S. Workforce System: A Time for Incremental Realignment or Serious Reform?

A report from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development aims to start a dialogue about the U.S. workforce system, and what it would look like if it were built for today's economy and by using today's tools and processes. The report seeks to spark conversations that can lead to a re-imagination and redesign of a system that can adapt to fundamentally changed economic, demographic and political circumstances and environments

The Aging U.S. Workforce: Trends and Challenges

This PowerPoint deck was presented by Kathy Krepcio, executive director of the Heldrich Center, at the International Public Management Association for Human Resources - Eastern Region's conference, "Human Capital at the Capitol: Achieving Monumental Results." The conference was held in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 2006

Overview of U.S. Corporate Practices in the Employment of People with Disabilities (presentation)

Heldrich Center Executive Director Kathy Krepcio presented "An Overview of U.S. Corporate Practices in the Employment of People with Disabilities: Spotlight on the Retail Sector" at a Disabilities Stakeholders Forum in January 2008

Unlocking the Treasure Chest of Labor Market Information: Crucial Information for Job Seekers, Educators, and Employers in a Tough Economy

Quality labor market data and analysis is critical to developing effective market-driven workforce and economic strategies in states, regions, and localities. Such information can be complex, intimidating, and overwhelming to many users, however. This issue brief offers a framework for understanding workforce information, including a summary of the different types of consumers of information and their need for comprehensive data and analysis about the labor market. It identifies the publicly available information sources that produce the data and provides suggestions on how to identify and address the gaps between user needs and the availability of reliable and timely data and analytical capacity to enable effective and informed decision-making by data consumers. Finally, it recommends ways in which states and local areas can make workforce information more readily available to consumers who must make important decisions

State Activities and Emerging Trends to Advance the Employment of Adults with Disabilities

Presentation by Kathy Krepcio for the New Jersey Adults with Autism Taskforce

September 11th Fund Employment Assistance Program: Performance Outcomes

This report examines the anticipated and actual performance outcomes of the Employment Assistance Program, an initiative to enable workers displaced by the 9/11 terrorist attacks to connect with employment services, career counselors, job placement opportunities, education, training, and other resources

Ready and Able: Addressing Labor Market Needs and Building Productive Careers for People with Disabilities through Collaborative Approaches

The report describes market-driven practices that increase hiring, retention, promotion and accommodation of people with disabilities through partnerships with employers.Approaches profiled in the research include: collaborations between major national employers and public sector agencies; models that focus on an industry or occupational sector; private and "alternative" staffing services that place people with disabilities; partnerships that expand opportunities for college students and graduates with disabilities; and local and regional hubs that connect people with disabilities and employers. The research also profiles two organizations where lead disability and employment partnerships act as catalysts

Trying to Become the Person I Was Before: 9/11 Displaced Workers and the Employment Assistance Program

This report examines the September 11th Fund's Employment Assistance Program (EAP), an effort to enable workers displaced by the 9/11 terrorist attacks to connect with employment services, career counselors, job placement opportunities, education, training, and other resources. The report discusses the EAP's different services, and analyzes participants' employment status prior to the attacks and following their participation in the EA