Third Sector works with communities and our government agencies to reimagine basic needs, education, and training supports and that help people find the careers and lives of their dreams.
Our Approach to Economic Mobility
Most of us believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to build the life of our dreams — no matter what we look like, where we are from, or what our circumstances. But for too many of us, our dreams seem to be out of reach because our nation has created a racial wealth gap and inequitable opportunities to succeed.
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Our government agencies have created many programs and services to help address these problems and dismantle inequities and unjust systems. But despite our best efforts, we've created a complex, often confusing, system of public benefits, postsecondary education, and workforce training programs that fail to consistently deliver the long-term outcomes for individuals and families that will transform their lives for the better.
We envision a future where someone's worth and success in life are rooted in more than just the work that they perform, where we all collectively invest in everyone's aspirations no matter their race, background or circumstance, and everyone has the resources they need to thrive. This is a future where we eliminate racial wealth gaps by building multi-sector partnerships that promote everyone's well-being and ensure accessibility to free or affordable education and training opportunities that support the whole person and lead to jobs and careers that pay a living wage.
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Economic Mobility Portfolios
We undertake work in economic mobility in two portfolios
Workforce Pathways
Third Sector works with communities and our government agencies to reimagine our workforce systems so they can help people find the careers and lives of their dreams.
Post-Secondary Opportunity
Third Sector mobilizes cross-sector collaborators to transform our government's ability to provide education, training, support, and credentials to put people on a path toward economic mobility.
Get in touch
Joy Coates, EdD
Managing Director, Post-Secondary Opportunity
Miami, FL | jcoates@thirdsectorcap.org
Jess Praphath
Managing Director, Workforce Pathways
San Francisco, CA | jpraphath@thirdsectorcap.org