When COVID-19 shut down offices and travel across the country this spring, it also created a unique challenge for summer internship and fellowship programs, including REDF’s Farber Fellowship for MBA students. Now in its twenty-third year and with over 180 alumni, the Farber program enables REDF to provide a summer’s worth of dedicated business consulting …
The 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, released Friday, June 12, shows a significant increase in people experiencing homelessness throughout the City and County of Los Angeles. The count also revealed that in LA County, Black adults are 4X more likely to experience homelessness. A key driver to this grim statistic is the fact that …
All of us who work at REDF stand with those who are mourning men and women like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor cut down in the prime of their lives. And we stand with people across the US who are demanding real changes now. “We need change that is transformative, because work in …
2019 Impact Report While we remain focused on supporting our social enterprises and their employees during COVID-19, we want to celebrate what this community has achieved in the past year. In 2019, REDF worked with 134 social enterprises in 30 states and the District of Columbia that employed and provided training for over 10,000 people. This combination …
REDF is committed to responding to the needs of and advocating for the employment social enterprise sector. When the COVID-19 crisis began, we surveyed our partners and had candid conversations to determine how to best support them and ensure continuing operations through this challenging time. In response, we have deployed $850,000 in emergency funding to …
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We are proud to announce that REDF has partnered with the County of Los Angeles Workforce Development, Aging & Community Service (WDACS) to distribute grant funds to 59 social enterprises and small businesses across the region. Collectively, these grants will avert 311 layoffs and help these small businesses weather the economic hardships caused by COVID-19. …
15 COVID-19 Relief Grants Awarded When the COVID-19 crisis began, we surveyed our partners and had candid conversations to determine how to best support them during this challenging time. In response, REDF awarded 15 COVID-19 Relief Grants to social enterprise partners across the country. These $30,000 general operating grants and technical assistance will provide our …