On August 2, CEO Carla Javits opened the 2021 REDF Partner Retreat, a gathering of over 135 leaders from employment social enterprises across the country. We are full of joy and most grateful that you are taking precious time to participate in this retreat. We have shaped the 3 days we will spend together around …
The pain of the tragic murder of George Floyd one year ago today is palpable. Our hearts are with his family and community. The harm and hurt persist. This awful anniversary, emblematic of so much injustice, is a time to renew and reinvigorate the pledges of action and solidarity spurred by the horrific events of …
Yesterday’s guilty verdict in the trial of Officer Derek Chauvin was unprecedented. While many things contribute to verdicts in criminal cases, it is inescapable that the nation has been shaken by the brutality of this heinous act, and forever changed by the pervasive calls for justice and racial equity in the streets, and the corridors …
With vaccines shining a light at the end of the tunnel, economic recovery is top of mind. The future of work is a pressing concern, whether you’ve been relatively secure working from home, supporting us all as an essential worker, or unemployed and struggling to stay housed and feed the family. To chart a path …
After passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. noted that “white backlash” was a new name for a very old phenomenon. 50 years later, we are still seeing its consequences. White backlash to the growing impact of the multi-cultural, national movement for racial justice that hit the streets in …
A statement from REDF’s President & CEO Carla Javits: We stand in solidarity with people across the country and the world in unequivocally condemning the insurrection and attack on the US Capitol that took place yesterday. That some people believed falsehoods about the fairness of the election has roots in years of fact-free rhetoric by …
In this most consequential election, as we await the outcome of the presidential race, I have been thinking about the resonance and many meanings of the word ‘count’. It’s a pretty elemental concept — one of the first things we learn to do as our child brain grows. There’s something really satisfying, neat and tidy …
This piece was co-authored by Carla Javits, President & CEO of REDF, and Maria S. Salinas, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. When healthy food is delivered to the ‘Jones’ family, whose income disappeared due to the pandemic-fueled economic shut down, they are thankful for the meal but also to …
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 …