Fragmented Systems Stall Good Investments
Funding alone does not fix structural gaps. Cities and regions need a shared way of organizing—a repeatable design and proven tools to align work, education, and community around young adults.
4.3M+
young adults currently out of school and out of work in the United States.
1M+
young adults are working, but underemployed and on fragmented paths to economic mobility.
50%+
of all U.S. counties have a rate of young adults who are out of school, out of work of 11% or higher.
When Systems Align, Every Dollar Goes Further
JobsFirst partners with communities to build two complementary workforce structures: a funder collaborative that aligns local and national investors around shared goals, and a Local Driver—a local workforce intermediary—that coordinates every investment into proven solutions connected to clear pathways to economic mobility for young adults.
A Proven Process for Investment in Local Communities
JobsFirst equips cities and regions to coordinate work, education, and community systems. Local Drivers apply a shared design; their results inform the community of JobsFirst Local Drivers.
Local Drivers Are Building Stronger Pathways—See Their Progress
JobsFirst Local Drivers use a shared process to incubate and scale solutions. Each site strengthens the system. Coordinated investment produces outcomes that are visible, measurable, and repeatable.
By 2030:
65
Solutions Advanced
Local Drivers incubate and advance models that replace barriers with paths to employment.
750+
Local Partners Aligned
Workforce, education, government, and philanthropy using a shared framework.
50,000
Young Adults Realizing Economic Mobility
Each new Local Driver increases coherence and durability across cities and regions.
Upcoming Events
Convenings, learning sessions, and funder collaboratives where local leaders share what’s working and what’s next.
Join Local and National Investors Fueling Regional Economic Mobility
Find a clear, proven way to invest locally—and collectively. Every dollar you commit strengthens connected paths for young adults and the communities that depend on them.
FAQ
A nonprofit intermediary coordinates across workforce, education, and community systems on behalf of young adults. JobsFirst Local Drivers fill that role in cities and regions: holding the process, aligning partners, and connecting every investment to proven solutions.
Fragmented systems stall good investments. A nonprofit intermediary creates a shared structure that aligns local and national investors around common goals. Pooled capital minimizes individual funder risk and ensures every dollar enters a proven solution connected to clear pathways to economic mobility.
Every JobsFirst Local Driver works alongside a funder collaborative. The nonprofit intermediary coordinates action across systems. The funder collaborative aligns philanthropic capital around community-identified priorities. Together, they create the conditions for sustained, measurable progress.
Across cities and regions, JobsFirst Local Drivers have connected more than 50,000 young adults to clearer paths to economic mobility and aligned 750+ partner organizations through a shared framework. Each new site strengthens the system.
JobsFirst provides local and national investors a clear, proven way to co-invest in regional progress. Start by reaching out through our contact page. We will work with you to identify the right opportunity in cities and regions ready to build.