Social Finance UP Fund finances initiatives that help improve economic mobility by expanding the availability of career-centered, high-quality job training programs to underserved and low-income students. By adopting familiar tools such as Income Share Agreements (alternatives to student loans) to the needs of low-income students and working with existing and promising vocational training programs, Social Finance is focused on improving access to tools of economic mobility to disadvantaged populations.
SWAHA is encouraged by the Social Finance UP Fund and their innovative model of providing Career Impact Bonds to people who are unemployed and underemployed. By supporting these efforts, more people will be placed in higher-paying, sustainable employment without incurring unmanageable debt.