This policy brief highlights the need to invest in pathways to higher paying work and presents MCH WinC as a solution to Mississippi's "Middle Skills Gap" that promises to place mothers with child care needs onto pathways toward higher-paying jobs by coupling nontraditional workforce training with child care and other critical supports. Through the innovative use of TANF Block Grant funding and DOL job training support, WinC is able to focus on providing real child care to participants throughout training, job search and initial employment. MCH WinC's model provides nontraditional pre-apprenticeship job training leading to higher paying jobs or apprenticeships for low-income women and comprehensive case management to ensure the unique needs of different participants are met. (author abstract)