The Families and Workers Fund

Government programs like unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and SNAP all dramatically reduce poverty and boost outcomes across generations – but $80 billion in public benefits go unused by eligible people each year. That’s why we’re launching the Benefits Access and Equity Initiative, a five-year, $45+ million philanthropic effort to significantly improve access to and delivery of poverty-reducing benefits across the U.S. Through pooled philanthropic investments, we will activate and grow a network of innovative nonprofit, tech, and government agency partners to help deliver $3.5 billion in public benefits to 1.5 million people over the next five years. If you’re a funder working on tech, poverty, children and family issues, hunger and nutrition, economic opportunity, or any related mission, we invite you to join us! https://lnkd.in/g7KZB_sz

🌟 Funding Opportunity - January 19th Deadline! 🌟 This Friday is your last chance to apply for $150,000 to $1.5 million in funding from our Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers Challenge. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/daXEkajQ We are honored to work with a great group of co-funders to help expand access to great careers and ensure the transition to a clean energy economy creates more opportunity for all. I want to lift up a new funder we're incredibly excited to partner with on our open call funding challenge: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Big thanks to Matthew Muench and your team for your leadership! #grants #fundingopportunity #workforcedevelopment #goodjobs #climatejobs #skills #training #apprenticeships #greenjobs #cleanenergy #skilledtrades #infrastructure #construction #inflationreductionact #bipartisaninfrastructurelaw The Families and Workers Fund

🎉 BIG NEWS 🎉 Today, we are proud to launch Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers for All, a collaborative philanthropic effort for both people and the planet. Our $110 million fund will invest $50 million to help train and connect people in underinvested communities to uplifting climate and infrastructure careers and to boost good job creation in the places that need it most. Our strategy is designed to complement $2 trillion in federal investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and other recent legislation, as well as hundreds of billions in private sector investment.   We are honored and inspired to be in this work with our Essential Leaders Council of frontline workers and directly impacted communities, our co-funders, and our Advisory Group to the initiative’s open call grants challenge. If you’re a funder interested in supporting this initiative or a nonprofit or state/local agency seeking grant funding, learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eamCARCJ Among our co-funders: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ascendium's Education Philanthropy, Autodesk Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Invest in Our Future, The James Irvine Foundation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Joyce Foundation, THE JPB FOUNDATION, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Truist Grants Challenge Advisory Group Members: Darren Walker, Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, Debbie Clifford, Tim Berry, Maria Flynn, Taj Ahmad Eldridge, Jobs for the Future (JFF), Peter Colavito, Danielle S. Goonan, Rachel Isacoff, Sarita Gupta, Clarence Anthony, National League of Cities, Tracy Palandjian, Social Finance, BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE, Mike Fishman, Climate Jobs National Resource Center, Energy Foundation, Talya Karr, Xavier de Souza Briggs, The Brookings Institution, Pronita Gupta, Workforce Matters Funders Network, Clair Minson, LCPC, NCC (she/her), Kate (McElligott) Buchanan, Dr. Thomas Krieger, NABTU, Shaun Donovan, and Enterprise Community Partners. #climate #workforce #goodjobs #training #skills #workers #bipartisaninfrastructurelaw #inflationreductionact #genderequity #racialequity #economicopportunity #climatejobs #communitycolleges #nationalapprenticeshipweek

Investing in the workforce is essential for building the infrastructure of the future. In Rachel Korberg's latest article, co-authored with Xavier de Souza Briggs, Joe Kane, and Porcari John D., they emphasize the need for increased and innovative investments to create a clean energy future and upgrade our infrastructure. It's time to break away from the pre-pandemic "normal" and create a better, fairer system. By following the lead of other advanced economies, we can provide training, certification, and protection to individuals seeking middle-class wages without a college degree. Let's not underestimate the importance of a skilled workforce but instead strive for an excellent and inclusive one. #EconomyForAll #InvestInOurWorkforce #InfrastructureOfTheFuture #FamiliesAndWorkersFund #WorkforceDevelopment #JobQuality #Training #Upskilling #GreenJobs #ClimateJobs #InflationReductionAct #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw #CleanEnergy