Helps increase public awareness of and action around the prevention of underage drinking by helping colleges and community organizations put together Town Hall Meetings. Community-based organizations and colleges and universities that hold meetings are essential in leading the conversation and promoting the idea that underage drinking is preventable

Provides recommendations for growing apprenticeships to develop the next generation of workers and industries.

Discusses innovative ways to advance student success focus. College Futures Foundation has found that working in partnership at the regional level with institutions that share students in common “feeder patterns” can be a game changer in addressing barriers to student progress.

Discusses efforts to help more individuals access the training they need to succeed in the labor market by employers across a range of industries partnering with community college leaders and other stakeholders. This helps to remove barriers to success and provides flexible career pathways.

Offers a 10-week internship for undergraduate students majoring in environmental health in a program accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). Interns participate in activities with the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH).

Provides preliminary lessons about community college involvement in apprenticeship collected through a survey and select interviews from 38 colleges that are workforce development leaders. They demonstrate how community colleges can impact diversity in apprenticeship programs, and the support they would need to do it.