By Che Watkins, The Center for Working Families There are two recent reports that I have read that I am really excited about. Job training, workforce development and access to affordable education are rapidly becoming the hottest topics for companies today. We have seen recent commentary from a number of major employers lamenting that their […]
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“Love is the only way,” A lesson from the Royal Wedding
I was up at 6:30 am on Saturday to watch the royal wedding. I had three text streams going with all of my girlfriends. We mainly wanted to see what everyone was wearing and to witness history. Needless to say, it was beautiful. However, about half way through the service, the Most Reverend Michael Curry […]
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Youth Employment Efforts in Atlanta
By Che Watkins, Center for Working Families Atlanta has an estimated 78,000 youth ages 16 – 24 that are not in school or employed for a variety of reasons. Research has continued to show the importance of engaging these young adults sooner rather than later to show them the various options available to them. Most are […]
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Three Barriers to Financial Security
By Che Watkins,President and CEO The Center for Working Families Sometimes as a non-profit leader, I feel like I am playing a constant game of whack-a-mole. My mind has to change courses all day long – from staff to funders to board to partners to community to participants to stakeholders. All of those matter a […]
