Expanding Opportunity: Investing in Employment Social Enterprise

On Thursday, April 7, 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the nonprofit REDF, will host a hybrid event, “Expanding Opportunity: Investing in Employment Social Enterprise.” This event focuses on the significant economic benefits of expanding job and career opportunities for people who often encounter hurdles to employment, including people who have experienced incarceration, homelessness, foster care, and other challenges.

The event will begin, for in-person attendees, with the screening of a documentary, “The Road Up,” which follows four participants in a Chicago job-training program. Remote attendees will receive a link in advance to view the 93-minute film electronically. The screening will be followed by a discussion with one of the film’s creators, Greg Jacobs.

Panelists will discuss how capital has fueled the growth of New York-area employment social enterprises, which are organizations that employ people who have historically been shut out of the workforce, while also producing goods and services that positively impact their communities.

The event is being held as part of the New York Fed’s focus on three areas affecting community development: household financial well-being, climate-related risks to low- and moderate-income communities, and the social determinants of health.

This event is open to the public and media. Attendees can register to attend either in-person or virtually. All remarks are on-the-record and the event will be livestreamed with a recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at ellen.simon@ny.frb.org.

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Virtual and in-person.