The Time for Performance-Based Contracting is Now!With a misdemeanor on her record, Michelle was struggling to maintain stable housing and a job while also raising her two children. She had previously worked in retail but had always had an interest in healthcare. With coaching, tuition assistance,  transportation stipends and milestone-based gift card incentives enabled by [...]

Meet a Young Woman we call Rose. Rose is a representative composite of the 4.6 million Americans between 16 and 24 who don’t have full-time employment and are not in school. Like many of her peers, Rose has been juggling several part-time minimum-wage jobs while also serving as the primary caregiver of Samuel, her 2—year-old son. [...]

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that called for a “comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality”.   Federal agencies, guided by the Office of Management and Budget are [...]