• Asset Funders Network
    $20,000 through April, 2020

    to start a new Louisiana chapter that explores the intersection of economic well-being, workforce, and wealth.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: April, 2019
  • C4 Innovations, LLC
    $30,000 through October, 2019

    to plan and implement a convening of individuals with lived experience.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: March, 2019
  • New Orleans Career Center
    $850,000 through March, 2022

    To create a hospitality career pathway at the New Orleans Career and Technical Education Center.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: March, 2019
  • Reconcile New Orleans Inc.
    $1,200,000 through March, 2022

    to increase the effectiveness of hospitality workforce training for opportunity youth through professional development and data analysis.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: March, 2019
  • Baptist Community Ministries
    $110,000 through December, 2019

    To continue support for an Opportunity Youth Hospitality Pathways Fellow in New Orleans, with a specific emphasis on bridging existing and new local initiatives with new employers.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: November, 2018
  • Nola Business Alliance
    $200,000 through December, 2019

    To adapt PerkUp, a financial wellness tool, to the needs of low-income hospitality workers in New Orleans.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: November, 2018
  • The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
    $100,000 through November, 2019

    To pilot an apprenticeship program with the US Department of Labor in New Orleans, building off the current Restaurant Ready program.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: November, 2018
  • Liberty's Kitchen
    $500,000 through August, 2031

    For a program-related investment for an operating account to increase organizational capacity and financial stability.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: November, 2018
  • Jobs for the Future Inc.
    $500,000 through May, 2021

    To support partners in New Orleans to develop high-quality workforce training, align career and technical education, and improve postsecondary education that will address the needs of opportunity youth in the hospitality industry.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: November, 2018
  • The Greater New Orleans Foundation
    $150,000 through October, 2020

    To support leadership development training for local hospitality organizations.

    Opportunity Youth USA Awarded: November, 2018