Through support of employment social enterprises, REDF helps create supportive job opportunities for individuals facing the most barriers to work. By investing in people and the enterprises that employ …

REDF is one of 11 organizations across the country to receive this prestigious honor — an investment that also unlocks our geographic expansion out of the Bay Area and into Los Angeles to help build a …

REDF helps tenacious entrepreneurs build double-bottom-line businesses. The businesses we back, called “employment social enterprises,” exist to create jobs and economic mobility for overlooked …

REDF has invested in hundreds of high-impact employment social enterprises since 1997.

Learn how REDF measures impact and surfaces insights in the field of employment social enterprise.

Learn how REDF programs fuel employment social enterprise growth and sustainability.

REDF invests in businesses that reveal and reinforce the talent of people breaking through barriers to employment.

Aug 25, 2025 · Upon successful completion of the program, ESEs are awarded a $20,000 unrestricted grant for our 2026 cohort, to begin applying these learnings, and gain access to REDF’s Community …

REDF is working to build a better, more inclusive society where all people have the jobs and support they need — and the pride, purpose, and path to self-sufficiency they deserve.

REDF serves as the lead program manager and provides technical assistance to individual partners. Fact Sheet Help with childcare, housing, transportation, financial literacy, or mental health counseling …