Subscribe: SpotifyThe South Side of Chicago faces significant challenges. Violence and gangs are ubiquitous, poverty and unemployment rates are high, particularly among Black youth. And properties sit vacant, seemingly abandoned like many of its residents. But one...
A Birmingham social enterprise that has supported nearly 1300 people with convictions has secured £100,000 of social investment to launch a new ethical recruitment agency and refurbish its training academy. New Leaf Initiative, which is based in Allcock Street in...
Subscribe: SpotifyWhen Thomas D’Eri co-founded Rising Tide Car Wash in 2012, the hope was to provide job opportunities for his brother Andrew and others like him on the autism spectrum. The vision was borne of a harsh reality. People with autism face an unemployment...
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Great Resignation, it’s harder than ever for businesses to hire the right people. As a business leader I am well acquainted with the fierce competition employers across the country face, particularly when hiring logistics,...
Subscribe: SpotifySince 1991, Chicago-based organization, Cara, has been helping people experiencing poverty and homelessness move toward self-sufficiency by assisting them in finding jobs and opportunity. Thanks to Cara and its two social enterprises, over 10,000...
