Events & Trainings

Innovative Early Care Models:
Vermont's Tax-Based Funding Model

Date: October 28, 2026 | 11:30AM to 1PM EST

Format: Webinar

Description: Governor Hochul’s historic investments in laying the foundation for universal child care in several regions of New York have significant implications for the workforce development field. Moreover, child care is economic development: Affordable, reliable child care enables more parents and caregivers to enter and remain in the workforce, increasing labor force participation, which in turn increases household income, economic growth, and tax revenue.

Our next webinar on child care will feature experts from Vermont describing how the state instituted a dedicated payroll tax to secure funding for long-term, high-quality care and system stability.

Speakers:

• Erin Roche, Vermont Director, First Children's Finance
• Anna Brouillette, Policy & Program Director, Building Bright Futures

Cost: Free of charge.

Better Jobs Start with Better Leaders: How to Build Talent from Within

Date: November 16, 2026 | 12PM to 1PM EST

Format: Webinar

Description: What makes a good job? Wages, benefits, and opportunities for advancement matter—and all of these stem from strong systems set by competent leaders. Better jobs start with better managers. That insight led Hot Bread Kitchen to create the Management Training Institute (MTI), an innovative upskilling program designed with restaurant employers, hospitality leaders, and HR professionals to equip emerging food industry managers with the skills they need to lead. MTI helps employers invest in talented workers who have the potential to advance, while creating pathways for continued professional and economic growth.

In this panel discussion, Hot Bread Kitchen and industry leaders will explore what it takes to build the next generation of quality managers—and why doing so is essential to building quality jobs. Drawing on lessons from MTI and the food industry, panelists will share practical strategies for developing managers, creating workplace cultures where employees can grow, and turning frontline talent into effective leaders.

Speakers:

• Javone Beverly, Director of HR for Levy at the Javits Center
• Eva Chertow-Spence, Director of Strategic Workforce Partnerships, Hot Bread Kitchen
• Saori Minakawa, Director of People and Culture for Na:eun Hospitality
• Moderator: Greg Morris, CEO of NYC Employment and Training Coalition

Cost: Free of charge.

Innovative Early Care Models:
Free Child Care for All Families in New Mexico

Date: November 18, 2026 | 11:30AM to 1PM EST

Format: Webinar

Description: About one year ago, New Mexico passed legislation to become the first and only state in the U.S. to offer fully universal, no-cost child care to all residents, regardless of income. This webinar will feature experts reflecting on this historic launch and its impact to date.

Workforce professionals should pay attention to child care for a number of reasons. Child care is economic development because affordable, reliable child care enables more parents and caregivers to enter and remain in the workforce. Child care is also a robust strategy for employee retention. Finally, childcare is a growing industry in need of a trained and credentialed professional workforce.

Speakers:

• Olga Grays, New Mexico State Representative for National Association for Family Child Care
• Teresa Madrid, Executive Director at the Partnership for Community Action
• Angela Garcia, Owner and CEO of The Toy Box Early Learning Center 

Cost: Free of charge.