Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs – 2023 December 6, 2023 To implement a pledge with California public agencies to increase the share of procurement contracts that small disadvantaged businesses receive, through an entity such as the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP).
California Calls Education Fund – 2023 December 5, 2023 To support voter and civic engagement among low-wage workers in partnership with worker rights organizations.
Zocalo Public Square – 2023 December 5, 2023 To continue to explore and highlight the voices and experiences of low-income workers statewide by expanding the focus to Orange County through the journalism and event series, “What is a Good Job Now?”.
University of California, Santa Cruz – 2023 December 4, 2023 To deepen the Institute for Social Transformation’s work around inclusive economic development and racial equity in Salinas through capacity building and economic analysis.
Action Council of Monterey County, Inc. – 2023 December 4, 2023 To invest and build capacity for Black-led organizations focused on Black power building and economic mobility in the greater Monterey Bay region.
Foundation for California Community Colleges – 2023 December 4, 2023 To expand inclusive apprenticeship programs and workforce development through an equity framework for historically under-resourced low-income Inland Empire residents, through an entity such as LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network.
Inland Empire Community Foundation – 2023 December 4, 2023 To support the capacity and infrastructure of Inland Economic Growth and Opportunity (IEGO) and promote good quality job creation as part of the California Jobs First initiative.
CivicMakers – 2023 December 3, 2023 To support human-centered design in workforce development with the Workforce Transformation Corps Fellows to facilitate organizational and systemic or policy change within five California workforce development boards.
Building Skills Partnership – 2023 December 3, 2023 To improve job quality and career advancement opportunities in California for low-wage property service workers.
Pilipino Workers Center – 2023 December 3, 2023 To support a network of worker-owned cooperatives for low-wage and immigrant homecare workers, and stronger enforcement of labor protections in the residential care industry.