BOSTON (Sept. 15, 2021) -- JFF, a national nonprofit driving transformation in the American workforce and education systems, is proud to announce the expansion of Building Equitable Pathways, a coalition working to improve equity in postsecondary and career pathways so that all young people have equal opportunity for future success. This expansion is made possible through investments totaling $2.3 million to JFF and 14 partnering organizations from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Walton Family Foundation.
Building Equitable Pathways aims to ensure that, at every stage and key transition point in their lives, Black and Latinx youth and young people experiencing poverty can access the knowledge, skills development opportunities, support, and relationships necessary to thrive in education and the workforce.