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Kali Grant

Kali Grant

Kali Grant is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Economic Security & Opportunity Initiative for the Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality (GCPI). At GCPI, Kali leads policy development and research projects on issues related to job creation and training, public benefit programs, and health and human services delivery.

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Here’s how to boost employment for people facing tough times 

By: and - September 22, 2021

Tyrone in Milwaukee knows how difficult it can be to find a good job. The well-paying ones require an in-demand skill, but it’s hard to pursue training for those in-demand skills when you need to work.  “The problem with training is that you don’t get paid and you have bills to pay,” he says.  Eighteen […]