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Community Credit Lab Receives First Recoverable Grant from the Fund to Pilot New Financial Lending Programs
The WES Mariam Assefa Fund is excited to announce its partnership with Community Credit Lab (CCL). With a $100,000 recoverable grant from the Fund, CCL will pilot and test new financial lending programs with input and direction from local lending partners and communities that know the needs of their communities best. A recoverable grant is […]
Actions for Funders: Strengthening the Advancement of Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
In 2019, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund partnered with the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation to explore how catalytic financing tools could drive more capital toward addressing the needs of immigrant and refugee workers. The impact of the pandemic made this work even more pressing. The Fund and the Beeck Center are now […]
Driving Capital into the Immigrant-Serving Sector: 8 Key Takeaways from our Twitter Chat
On December 15, World Education Services (WES) brought immigrant serving-organizations together for a Twitter chat to discuss funding for and investing in organizations and solutions that enable immigrants and refugees to thrive. The conversation focused on how to drive more capital toward creating a more inclusive economy. More than 40 individuals and organizations joined us […]
Ensuring an Inclusive Economy Post-Pandemic: How Might We Finance This?
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Speaks with Cristina Alaniz, Student Analyst at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation Immigrants and refugees have been uniquely impacted by COVID-19. Both groups have disproportionately filled roles on the front lines of the pandemic and remain least likely to access benefits such as relief programs or unemployment insurance. […]