Public Sector Solutions, Workforce & Economic Mobility
The Boston Globe describes how low-income workers are using the Career Impact Bond to gain access to career training and learn in-demand skills without paying any upfront costs. The article highlights how this partnership between Social Finance and General Assembly is working to break down barriers to education and economic mobility.
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The Social Finance initiative could provide a lifeline to the many workers with lower education levels who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
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