100k Opportunities

100,000
Opportunities
Initiative™

Millions of Opportunity Youth would like to be working but are unable or unsure how to take the first steps. The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative™ helps them prepare for and land their first jobs.

With millions of job openings in the country, employers are looking to hire strong talent. Answering that call, The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative™ connects employers with the employees they need.

Working at Walgreens as a pharmacy tech helps me prepare for my dream job-being a psychiatrist or a social worker.

Lashay

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Working
Together

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative has a number of moving parts that include a dynamic group of employers, community organizations, city governments, and other funders.

  • Employer Learning Community: Sharing learning and best practices for youth recruiting and retention strategies.
  • Demonstration Cities: The initiative brings together local government, employers, and community organizations to support young people across the country.
  • Opportunity Hiring Fairs: Thousands of young people attend fairs in demonstration cities and a lot of them walk away with job offers in hand. They get the help they need to prepare and the chance to interview.

7 Cities

100,000 Opportunities has activated six cities: Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington D.C., Chicago, Phoenix, and Atlanta. 50,000 engaged in digital training and support

Additional
Support

The Schultz Family Foundation supports two other important parts of the initiative.

  • Ongoing Hiring Programs: Beyond the fairs, we support local community organizations that help young people in their job search.
  • Digital Scale: In 2018, we piloted joblaunch.org, the first digital hiring platform designed specifically for Opportunity Youth.
  • Virtual Hiring: In 2018, the Foundation and joblaunch.org held the first-of-its-kind National Youth Hiring Day, a national virtual hiring fair.

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With millions of job openings in the country, employers are looking to hire strong talent. Answering that call, The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative™ connects employers with the employees they need.

200,000

The number of young people hired through the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative™ since it launched in August 2015.

  • Ara

    100,000 Opportunities Initiative—D.C. | Starbucks

    I was really nervous. I wasn’t sure if I was going to get it, but I motivated myself, I told myself I would and I actually did.

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  • Christian

    100,000 Opportunities Initiative—D.C. | Nordstrom

    I knew I was going to get something today. Here I am—I got something.

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