Dear Friends,
As Climb Hire continues to grow and significantly enhance both the workforce development sector and the lives of hundreds of Climbers, we are sometimes seen as an organization that unearths and upskills hidden talent.
That’s not entirely true. Because hidden talent doesn’t exist.
In my work in Colorado, California, and around the country, I’m proud to spread the word that hidden talent is a fallacy. The idea that Black, Brown, and low-income talent has been “hidden” is a lie that absolves those with hiring power from acknowledging their own biases.
Today, this inequity hinders not only countless diverse and dedicated talents, but also thousands of employers in the business and technology sectors whose companies would benefit from their expertise. Job seekers are hurting. Employers are looking to fill gaps in the labor market, and they are coming up short. Climb Hire is here to help. As an equity-focused workforce development nonprofit with deep connections in California and Colorado, we are shining a light on untapped talent and climbing toward a new future. Through our social capital curriculum, career navigation, and structured, supportive, pod learning environments, we provide job seekers with the tools to gain the upper hand in their careers, even when life didn’t give them a head start. Our Climbers get the coursework –200 hours of specialized training– AND the network, so that they can grow their careers. And they emerge with job-ready skills that allow employers to fill gaps in the labor market and diversify the business and technology sectors.
Without your support, these incredible leaps forward would never have been possible. And your support will continue to propel us forward.
In this, our very first annual report, we are excited to showcase both how far we’ve come in the past seven years and how far we intend to go in the next seven years and beyond.
Our job-seekers were never hiding. And it’s time for them, and our vital work together, to take center stage.
Best,
Sobriqué “Sorby” Grant President & CEO
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