Last week, President Obama met at the White House with forward-thinking groups like the Harlem Children’s Zone, HopeLab and Genesys Works to highlight the White House’s new Office of Social Innovation. The President could have been referencing employment-focused social enterprise when he said today, “You teach us that there’s no such thing as a lost [...]
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"I created this blog to highlight the unique perspective of REDF and our partners. We are all about market-oriented social innovations and practical solutions that answer the question: 'Why doesn’t that person just get a job?'.”
Carla Javits is the President of REDF (formerly The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) in San Francisco. Click here to see her full bio.
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