Working Solutions Receives New Grant Funding from HSBC Bank

Working Solutions is thrilled to be one of only 10 nonprofits across the country selected to receive new grant funding from HSBC to expand economic opportunity for underserved individuals and communities.

This grant will support our work as a financial first responder for San Francisco Bay Area small businesses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We are deeply grateful for HSBC’s support and partnership in serving Bay Area entrepreneurs.

“We have witnessed unimaginable change this year, from the trials of a global pandemic to the need for social justice reform across our country,” said Kelly Fisher, Head of Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Bank USA. “Despite the uncertainty this creates, we strive to identify ways to reinvest in our local communities and provide small businesses with opportunities for success. Working with CDFIs and nonprofits allows us to strengthen women, immigrant and minority-owned small businesses and help mitigate some of the financial burden brought on by current economic conditions.”

Ten organizations will receive grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 with the aim of furthering the organization’s mission to expand economic opportunity for underserved people and communities.

The CDFIs and nonprofits include:

• Working Solutions, San Francisco

• Grameen America, New York City

• Opportunity Fund, San Francisco / Silicon Valley

• Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment, Los Angeles

• Ventures, Seattle (nonprofit)

• Business Outreach Center Network, New York City

• Business Center for New Americans, New York City

• Accion East, New York City

• Black Business Community Development Corporation, Orlando

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Los Angeles

Read the full press release here.