The Citi Foundation and The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) have announced a multiyear collaboration aimed at the establishment of a multifaceted professional and personal development immersion program providing meaningful economic development support for students attending TMCF member-schools, which include publicly supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).

Bridges to Career Opportunities (Bridges) is a LISC program that helps chronically unemployed and underemployed adults train for, land, and advance in jobs in local growth industries. The majority of Bridges clients are people of color and women, representing the groups facing the highest systemic obstacles to opportunity in our economy. The Citi Foundation is a major supporter of Bridges, committing $10 million to help 40 community-based organizations deliver the program to thousands of job-seeking Americans over the last three years.

The Financial Health Network, with support from the Citi Foundation, released its first Financial Health Pulse Points brief featuring transactional data that highlights the effects of the two federal stimulus payments and tax refunds issued in early 2021 on consumer finances.