This year, Genesys Works celebrates a decade of bridging opportunities for youth from underserved communities in the Bay Area. Over the past ten years, Genesys Works has been dedicated to providing access to college and career pathways to more than 700 trailblazing young people who have big career aspirations but limited access to the networks …
Genesys Works is delighted to announce the addition of Andrew Parsons, V.P., District Manager at U.S. Bank, to our Board of Advisors. Andrew has been with U.S. Bank for nearly 16 years, and in the financial services industry for 20, and has a passion for serving his community. He brings to Genesys Works a wealth …
Connecting Latinx students to the skills, social capital and meaningful work experiences that provide an economic ladder to the middle class will not only help change their narrative, it will also help our economy thrive. Being raised in east Oakland, I didn’t have many opportunities that exposed me to careers in STEM. By the time …
Atlassian’s core values drive all of their interactions with Genesys Works, making them an ideal partner! Brandon Lara Gutierrez, Class of 2020, shares his experience as a Young Professional on their Web Production team.
Reporting Out: Progress on our Anti-Racist Agenda In May, our nation was jolted into action as thousands of citizens took a stand against systemic racism and violence against Black people and communities. In the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Genesys Works Bay Area (GWBA) made a public statement committing to five …
Listen, Learn, Act, and Repeat Yesterday, our CEO, David Williams, released a statement pertaining to recent events in our country. In unity with our organization’s stance, we also wanted to explain the work we are doing at a local level. Over the past weeks, Genesys Works Bay Area (GWBA) has reflected on the role our …
During these difficult times, we are especially grateful for our Genesys Works community. We believe it’s more important than ever to uphold our mission by maintaining our students’ income stability and to prioritize the health and safety of our students, partners, staff, and the Bay Area community. As a member of the Genesys Works community, we want to keep you apprised of our team’s recent efforts.
Sahaar Rezaie will lead the organization’s initiatives, which provide life-changing work opportunities to high school and college students, as the Executive Director of our Bay Area location.
In July of 2017, Prosperity Now, in partnership with the Citi Foundation, launched a community of practice with five national youth workforce development organizations as part of the Citi Foundation’s Youth Financial Capability Fund (YFCF). The YFCF is part of the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative, which supports organizations that help empower urban youth, ages 16 to 24, by connecting them to opportunities that prepare them to compete in a 21st century economy.
Nearly 130 rising high school seniors from San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, have begun their internships at local Bay Area companies. These Genesys Works program participants capped their eight-week skills training with the Breaking Through Ceremony, a milestone event for young professionals continuing their transformational journey with a year-long, paid corporate internship.
