ACT celebrates Workforce Development Month with a powerful keynote from LaShana Lewis—technologist, advocate, and Chair of Opportunity@Work’s Stars Advisory Council. Recorded live at ACT’s Atlanta Summit, LaShana shares her personal journey and the systemic barriers faced by STARs—those Skilled Through Alternative Routes. Her story highlights the urgent need for inclusive, skills-based hiring and the role of ACT’s Work Ready Communities in building skills-driven pathways.

• Connect with LaShana Lewis
• More STARs Stories with Opportunity@Work
• Rural STARs Joint Research Partnership with ACT and Opportunity@Work 
• Webinar from ACT’s Center for Impact in Learning featuring LaShana Lewis
• The Next ACT Summit at Nashville

• Workforce Development Month Resources from NAWDP