In commemoration of Juneteenth, some companies are committing to hire at-risk youth. American Family Insurance and Delta Air Lines, among others, are joining a program funded by Walmart and backing the mission to decrease workplace racial inequity by hiring young adults who have been affected by the criminal justice system.
The program, called Unlock Potential, was designed by social justice nonprofit Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ) and Ben & Jerry’s. Program designers advocate closing the workplace racial equity gap by lowering the incarceration rate of at-risk youth. Unlock Potential targets 16- to 24-year-olds who possess a juvenile criminal record, spent time in foster care, are victims of sex or human trafficking, or have a parent who was incarcerated during their childhood.
