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JPMorgan Chase Celebrates Graduates, Expands Commitment to Supporting Young Men of Color
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JPMorgan Chase Celebrates Graduates, Expands Commitment to Supporting Young Men of Color

Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Contributing WriterJuly 2, 2020

Amidst the slew of nationwide virtual graduation ceremonies this past June, JP Morgan Chase held a similar event for its 10-year old mentoring success program The Fellowship Initiative. TFI’s Class of 2020 will see thirty-eight predominantly Black and Latinx young men from low-income communities throughout Los Angeles attending colleges across the state, as well as Princeton in New Jersey.

JPMorgan Chase teams with Brotherhood Crusade to develop new workforce skills in response to pandemic
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JPMorgan Chase teams with Brotherhood Crusade to develop new workforce skills in response to pandemic

Sentinel News ServiceJune 11, 2020

JPMorgan Chase has made a $160,000 commitment to the Brotherhood Crusade’s COVID-19 community relief efforts in response to the increasing economic disparities in South Los Angeles caused by the pandemic. The firm’s investment will focus on new workforce skills development and training. The funds will help the Brotherhood Crusade to deliver coaching, training and career transition to support disconnected youth, and underemployed and unemployed families impacted by the COVID-19 crisis across South Los Angeles.  

JPMorgan Chase Expands Economic Opportunity for Young Men of Color through Fellowship Initiative
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JPMorgan Chase Expands Economic Opportunity for Young Men of Color through Fellowship Initiative

Staff and Wire ReportJuly 20, 2017

  JP Morgan Chase and Company recently announced that they would be extending their Fellowship Initiative to four cities including Los Angeles as part of the firm’s efforts to provide adults and young people with the education, skills and resources that contribute to greater economic mobility. This year, 117 students completed The Fellowship Initiative in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City and, 100 percent of those students are graduating from high school. Combined, they have been accepted into over 200 colleges and universities across the country. JPMorgan Chase launched the TFI pilot in New York in 2010 to explore