The Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) is a comprehensive project designed to improve the earnings and post-secondary education attainment of Arkansas's low-income Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) - eligible adults. The initiative provides funding for two-year colleges to develop career pathways programs that assist TANF-eligible adults to earn a marketable educational credential for immediate entry into a high demand occupation. The Career Pathways Initiative emphasizes such a program components as job readiness skills, basic academic skills preparation, remediation, and post-secondary credentials tied to high wage, high demand occupations. Intensive student services are provided for students in the program. CPI fosters strong connections among two-year colleges, students, community-based organizations, state agencies, and employers.