Solution Series: A Conversation with Patrick Kennedy: Changing the National Discourse About Mental Health Issues and Addiction
Download the Report On Wednesday October 28, Congressman Patrick Kennedy spoke at Fedcap’s 10th Solutions Series. Mr. Kennedy served 16 years in Congress and is one of our country’s leading and most compelling advocate for changing the stigmatization of mental health and addiction, and improving access to care. The invitation-only event, hosted by the law […]
Solution Series: Immigration and Its Impact on Business
Previous slide Next slide Download the Report On Thursday March 26th over 150 people representing businesses, foundations, nonprofits and government, participated in person and via streaming in Fedcap’s 9th Solution Series. The topic was “Immigration and Its Impact on Business.” A panel of distinguished thought leaders convened at the Mutual of America building in Manhattan […]
Solution Series: Minimum Wage Increase: Costs, Benefits and Complexities
Previous slide Next slide Download the Report On Thursday October 23rd, over 150 people representing businesses, foundations, nonprofits and government, participated in person and via streaming in Fedcap’s 8th Solution Series. The topic was “The Minimum Wage Increase: Costs, Benefits and Complexities.” A distinguished panel of experts convened at the Mutual of America building in […]
Solution Series: The Intersection of Workforce and Economic Development: Why it Matters to Employers
Previous slide Next slide Download the Report Economic development and workforce development, the primary drivers of jobs and growth, have historically not been linked. When the two are aligned – when economic development incorporates workforce training and job creation in multi-stakeholder efforts – everybody wins. Fedcap President and CEO Christine McMahon welcomed over 150 people, […]
Solution Series: Leveraging the Older Workforce as a Competitive Advantage
Download the Report As people live longer and postpone retirement, the previously understood stages of life – childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age – are themselves getting old. Adults between 50-70 are healthy and productive, no longer young but not ready for old age. They are adults 2.0, according to Sandra Timmerman, Ed.D. Corporate Gerontologist/Aging […]
Solution Series: Changing the Story: A Symposium
Hundreds Join Fedcap to Brainstorm Solutions to Crisis of Disconnected YouthAdd Your Heading Text Here Hundreds of people joined Fedcap, Rutgers University’s School of Social Work (http://socialwork.rutgers.edu/iff/) and The Moore Center (http://moorecenter.org) on Friday to brainstorm solutions to the national crisis of disconnected youth. Click here to watch the video. Millions of 16-24-year-olds aren’t in school or […]
Solution Series: Connecting vets to jobs
Fedcap (www.fedcap.org), which has matched work-ready people with jobs for eight decades, opened a dialogue among employers, the military and veterans’ groups on November 11 aimed at making it easier for veterans to get employed.More than 140 people gathered at Mutual of America headquarters in Manhattan for the Veterans Day launch of the Fedcap Solution Series: […]
