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WorkRise Shorts: Cash for Coloradans and Evidence for Equitable Upskilling with Roger Low

Last updated on January 21, 2025

Can no-interest loans improve completion rates in workforce training programs among low-income, near-poverty, and poverty-challenged workers? Roger Low, the founder and CEO of Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility initiative, or CEEMI, presents the evidence from two independent evaluations that finds cash support helped enrollees overcome income and racial barriers to successfully complete a 15-week workforce development program.


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