Leaders from business, government, philanthropy in southeast Michigan unite to launch Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership, with initial $3M investment, systems change expert at the helm

A coalition of leaders spanning business, government and philanthropy throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties has united to launch the Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership, an initiative designed to create an equitable, future-facing talent pipeline that will support a thriving economy in southeast Michigan. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has provided initial funding, with a total of $3 million committed over three years.

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Auto Affordability as a Barrier to Employment: Some Fresh Approaches 

Executive Director Jayme Powell served as a panelist at the 31st Annual Automotive Insights Symposium, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The discussion focused on innovative strategies employers are using to tackle auto affordability as a barrier to workforce participation.

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Business Led Approaches to Solving the Talent Crisis

Overcoming the talent crisis requires cohesive, equitable investments in the people and systems that already exist in southeast Michigan. This session, from the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference, explores new efforts to apply regional, business-led, and evidence-based approaches to solving the Detroit Region’s talent crisis.

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New Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership aims to retain talent in Michigan

The Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership, backed by a $3M grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, aims to attract and retain talent in Southeast Michigan. Led by Jayme Powell and managed by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the employer-driven initiative strengthens regional workforce development efforts.

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PEER Academy Cohort Participants Announced

Brianna Brazell, Senior Director of Strategy and Operations at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan – Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership, has been selected for the inaugural PEER Academy cohort. Led by the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and NYATEP, the academy equips workforce leaders with labor market data skills to enhance program development and industry engagement.

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Metro Detroit’s workforce crisis: 500,00 people who could work but can’t

Daily Detroit Podcast

In the “Daily Detroit” podcast, Jayme Powell, Executive Director of the Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership, discusses barriers keeping 500,000 Metro Detroit residents out of the workforce. She highlights childcare costs, transportation challenges, and the need for continuous learning while calling for employer-education collaboration to build a stronger talent pipeline.

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Editorial: Don’t let up on developing state’s workforce

Michigan is up against enormous challenges growing, attracting and retaining a sustainable workforce that supports the state’s current and future needs in an evolving automotive and technology economy.

Demand is growing for advanced manufacturing and higher-skills workers, and the big question is how to develop and attract them.

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Regional workforce development effort launches with first focus

A new regional workforce development initiative led by the Detroit Regional CEO Group and aimed at helping ensure there’s talent to fill jobs in metro Detroit has officially launched.

By: Sherri Welch

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