According to the New America Foundation, more than 300,000 Angelenos lack basic checking and savings accounts. "But
this is a reality in too many low-income communities throughout Los
Angeles and across the state, where banks and credit unions are
nonexistent," said Olivia Calderon, California legislative director of
the Asset Building Program at the foundation. ... Original Article
The value of a workplace diversity program may be best shown by the decisions made during economic downturns. Do the programs stay, continuing their goal of making the working environment reflective of society at large and promoting awareness of different cultures and lifestyles?Or do they get cut and possibly send a negative message to the employees – and the non-business world – that the company no longer considers diversity to be important.The larger a… more
