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Vertical Harvest

Vertical Harvest

Vertical Harvest

Vertical Harvest Farms cultivates fresh, local produce year-round using indoor hydroponic farming, empowering communities with sustainable and accessible lettuce, herbs, and microgreens while creating positive social impact through job creation. With a workforce of over 40% individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities, Vertical Harvest is committed to providing work and economic opportunity to the communities in which it operates.

Graduation Alliance

Graduation Alliance

Graduation Alliance

Graduation Alliance provides versatile pathways to high school graduation for youth and adults, fosters college and career exploration, and connects job creators to skilled and ready workers. Since 2007, Graduation Alliance has worked with more than 200 state agencies, school districts, community colleges, and workforce boards around the country to recruit, re-enroll, educate, and mentor students. Graduation Alliance also operates The American Academy, an exemplary online high school that is fully accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, a division of AdvancED.

(This company has exited)

Ecofuels

Ecofuels

Ecofuels

EcoFix(K) is committed to sustainable agribusiness development and organic agricultural outputs.

Canary

Canary

Canary

Simple emergencies can cause significant financial hardship. So, Canary built a solution. The Canary team brings a deep understanding of American financial lives to help organizations both big and small understand why workers need access to emergency cash and how they can support them. We believe employee assistance grants should be a ubiquitous part of the employee financial health package.

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37% of adults could not cover an unexpected $400 expense with savings… and that was before COVID-19.

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60% of Americans have a financial shock each year; half find it difficult to make ends meet for months afterwards.

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The 10x racial wealth gap means the highest risks are for people of color.