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How a Bank Built a Career Path for Excluded Youth
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how one major bank turned its community reinvestment mandate into a genuine career pipeline for young people from under-resourced neighborhoods. They trace the program's origins—a response to the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act—and follow a specific trainee, Maria, from a part-time teller role to a branch management track. The conversation digs into what makes the program work: paid apprenticeships, dedicated mentors, and a promotion process that doesn't require a four-year degree. They also unpack the challenges—like retention and scaling—and…
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