National "Learn-and-Earn" Nonprofit Awarded Salesforce Foundation Grant to Boost Student Employability, Cut College Costs

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Education at Work, a national nonprofit that connects top employers with college students nationwide, today announced a new $500,000 grant from the Salesforce Foundation that will fund the development of a hybrid student “learn and earn” program that will help students throughout the United States earn money to pay for college, gain new skills, and access part-time employment opportunities with Fortune 500 companies. The grant will also fund a new brick-and-mortar hub in Indianapolis that will enable Education at Work to serve an additional 200 area students by 2025, connecting them with work-based learning opportunities with major companies.