The Schultz Family Foundation’s mission is to create greater opportunity, accessible to all. Our work is deeply rooted in the lives and values of our co-founders, Sheri and Howard Schultz, who believe talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. We seek to apply the lessons they have learned over the decades to seed innovations and scale solutions to help young people successfully navigate the transition to adulthood and positively impact the trajectory of their lives. We are investors in unleashing potential and unlocking opportunity, working in partnership with employers, entrepreneurs, non-profits, and governments that share our aspiration of enabling everyone to access the full promise of America.
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How did Grainger earn the #1 spot on this year’s American Opportunity Index? Bloomberg went inside Grainger's Illinois distribution center to find out. Read the full article and learn more about companies leading the way in creating economic mobility for their employees: https://lnkd.in/g7KW3iTK
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We have just released the 2024 American Opportunity Index, revealing which large U.S. companies are doing the best to advance the careers of their employees and grow the middle class in an evolving labor market. This year’s Index finds that many firms beyond the technology and financial-services industries, including those in the energy and resource-related sectors, are succeeding at providing pathways to opportunity for workers. Overall, companies from more than 30 sectors are represented in the Index’s Top 100 Employers of Choice list. The Index shows that where you work matters: Employees at the 100-best firms on the Index’s pay metric can earn up to 130% more for the same job than those at bottom-100 firms. Congratulations to the companies topping this year’s list: Grainger, Costco Wholesale, Capital One, Meta, ServiceNow, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, MetLife, and Bank of America. The Index is a project in the public interest from the Schultz Family Foundation, The Burning Glass Institute, and Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work.
Our country has a shortage of mental health providers. People in rural communities often face additional obstacles finding and accessing care. ➡️ Availability: Mental health providers are much more likely to practice in urban centers. ➡️ Accessibility: Because of the lack of providers, residents in rural areas often travel long distances to receive care. ➡️ Affordability: Paying out-of-pocket for mental health care often inaccessible. ➡️ Acceptability: Residents in rural areas are more likely to face stigma for needing and/or receiving mental health care. In small communities there are fewer options for care, this can result in people relying on family members, friends, or others in their community for informal care. That’s why we worked with Pinterest, AmeriCorps, and America Forward to create the country’s first Youth Mental Health Corps to address the shortage of mental health practitioners while creating career pathways for young adults. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d2uQm3SJ
The co-hosts of the mental health and life skills podcast GrownKid know all too well how difficult the transition to adulthood can be. At times, it can be exhausting and overwhelming. Gael Aitor and Kayla Suarez reveal all in this raw and vulnerable episode of GrownKid entitled “When you can’t afford to be sad (dealing with mental health as an adult)”. The co-hosts investigate their own experiences, talk to some of their peers and get good advice from psychiatrist Jessi Gold, MD MS, Chief Wellness Officer of the University of Tennessee System and author of “How Do You Feel?” Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gFnfQ5HY
The state of mental health care in the United States is dire. Across the country we are facing a mental health care professional shortage. The shortage is even more stark for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color and those living in rural communities. That is why we partnered with Pinterest, AmeriCorps, and America Forward to create the nation's first Youth Mental Health Corps, a program that will address the mental health care shortage while creating pathways to meaningful jobs for young people. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/d2uQm3SJ
Myths about mental health can lead to stigmatization and fear of seeking care. Some common myths are: ❌Myth: People with mental health conditions are violent. 💡Fact: Having a mental health condition does not make someone dangerous. Just 3% - 5% of acts of violence are the result of someone living with a server mental illness. ❌Myth: If people tried hard enough, they could control their mental health issues. 💡Fact: Mental health conditions are the result of many things including biological factors, life experiences, and family history of mental health conditions. They are not the result of being weak or lazy. By dispelling common myths, we can reduce the stigma many people with mental health conditions face. Check out the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website to debunk other common myths about people with mental health conditions: https://lnkd.in/g_h7pdHB
Mental health professions are among the fastest-growing U.S. occupations as stigma around treatment declines and demand increases. Yet, around 122 million Americans still live in areas with a shortage of mental health professionals. This is one reason why we partnered with Pinterest and AmeriCorps to start the first ever Youth Mental Health Corps. The Corps provides young people age 16 to 24 meaningful career pathways while addressing the national shortage of mental-health professionals. Learn more about the state of mental health professions in the U.S.: https://lnkd.in/dS7jPdnT Learn more about the Youth Mental Health Corps: https://lnkd.in/eUVfXg7b
Everyone at the Schultz Family Foundation is extremely grateful to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for being honored as the A.K. Guy Awardee this year at their annual Changemakers event. From early childhood to foster care to youth homelessness, the Y has been critical to supporting our most vulnerable young people and families for 150 years. As the largest provider of transitional housing and services for young adults in King County, the Y plays an especially important role in addressing youth homelessness. Despite all the Y’s essential services and incredible contributions, the truth is the need for resources that young people need to succeed—housing, education, mentoring and career guidance—still far exceeds what’s available. While we’ve made progress, there’s much more to do to prepare young people for the future. At the Schultz Family Foundation, we’re excited to partner with the Y and others to build new pathways for young people. Together, we can ensure that every young person in has the chance to realize their full potential. Together, we can build brighter futures for all.
Fewer than a quarter of high school students have had discussions about alternative pathways after graduation according to the recently published Voices of Gen Z study by Walton Family Foundation and Gallup. 💡 23% have discussed apprenticeships 💡 19% have discussed careers that don’t require a degree 💡 13% have discussed entrepreneurship. On this episode of the GrownKid podcast, "Life without a college degree (and how to build wealth & a career without one)”, co-hosts Gael Aitor and Kayla Suarez dig into those alternative pathways. They speak to a successful plumber whose clients are A-list celebrities as well as Christopher Zara, author of Uneducated and Harvard economist David Deming. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/ghJ5wXDn
Is college necessary for a successful career? That’s the question the GrownKid co-hosts ponder in the latest episode of their life skills and mental health podcast with the help of Dave, a plumber to some of our favorite celebrities, Christopher Zara, author of Uneducated and Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education economist David Deming. Listen to “life without a college degree (and how to build wealth & a career without one)” wherever you get your podcasts and check out the show notes to find resources from our partners CareerVillage.org, CodePath, and SkillUp Coalition. https://lnkd.in/g5gBRQyc