Maddhi Jayagoda is an Associate in the Workforce and Human Services Division at SPR with experience in community engagement, youth development, and mixed-methods research with a special interest in participatory methodologies. Her passion lies in research that directly supports and…
Read more » Caleb is a Senior Associate in the Workforce and Human Services Division at SPR. He works at the intersection of education and workforce policy, focused on how people move to and through human service systems. He is particularly attentive to…
Read more » Kris Palmer is a Senior Associate in the Workforce and Human Services Division at SPR, providing technical assistance (TA), qualitative research, and evaluation services for a variety of workforce development and post-secondary education projects. She is skilled in designing and…
Read more » Apprenticeship Expansion and Modernization Fund Technical Assistance Initiative
SPR partnered with JFF, the National Association of Workforce Boards, and District 1199C to support an apprenticeship expansion effort focused on youth from underserved communities (opportunity youth).
Read more » San Francisco Community Hubs Initiative Final Report
When schools in San Francisco were closed to in-person instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) worked with other city departments to…
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