Resource Library

This library features high-quality, practical resources to get you inspired by the possibilities of Opportunity Employment and help you implement Opportunity Employment practices.

Find the Resources You Need To Take Your Next Step!

Overwhelmed by this list of resources? Use the Navigator to find the ones that are right for you!

Get Started

… results.

Data-driven strategy
Designing a “Good” Job
Check out several resources, including case studies and webinar, about what it means to work on job quality.
- Research
- National Fund for Workforce Solutions
Proactive recruitment
Creating a Military Spouse Hiring Program
Learn the basics of launching a military spouse hiring program through free tutorials.
- Free tools
- Veterans
- PsychArmor Institute
Wages and benefits
Cascade Engineering’s Welfare to Career Program
Learn how one employer supports its employees through the services of a social worker.
- Case studies
- Cascade Engineering
Training & advancement
Advancing Frontline Women
Understand the practices that can help increase the number of women in leadership. While the focus is on the retail industry, the practices are applicable acro…
- Research
- FSG
Access to roles
Is the Rise of Contract Workers Killing Upward Mobility?
Hear from a Wharton Management professor and a Wall Street Journal reporter about the downfalls of over-using contract labor.
- Case studies
- The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
Access to roles
Responsible Contracting Guide
Explore best practices for employing and supporting contract workers.
- Free tools
- National Employment Law Project
Proactive recruitment
Paving The Way at Wayfair
Learn about the powerful impacts of Wayfair's partnership with Year Up.
- Case studies
- Opportunity youth
Wages and benefits
Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Employer Toolkit
Refer to page 18 in this toolkit to find ideas about childcare assistance for your employees.
- Free tools
- Women's Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Wages and benefits
How Unreliable And Costly Childcare Keeps People Off The Job
Learn how lack of child care can affect the bottom line and read about some ways to address it.
- Case studies
- Forbes
Training & advancement
Developing Employee Career Paths and Ladders
Get a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to create career paths and ladders from SHRM.
- Free tools
- Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)

Have a Resource That Could Help Other Employers?

We’d love to hear about resources that have helped you implement any Opportunity Employment practices. Please share resources with us below!