Hiring and integrating returning citizens, and investing in companies that do so, means navigating complex cultural and legal issues. Since 2013, WKKF has made more than $150 million in grants and investments that support formerly incarcerated individuals, including workforce development and upskill training programs. In 2018, WKKF partnered with Slack and...
While there are long-standing patterns to disrupt, the agriculture sector in the South is also rife with market opportunities. The WKKF Mission Driven Investment (MDI) team declared that changing perceptions of the South from a deficit to an asset frame is crucial to the region attracting more and better capital. WKKF has been working to build more inclusive food...