Greenhouse

Sustainable, generational change in under-resourced communities has proven difficult to achieve. Greenhouse is changing that paradigm by working from within – partnering with the most  inspiring young leaders and surrounding them with a powerful, lifelong community. Together,  we’re launching and scaling bold initiatives that are transforming communities across our  country and the world.

Here are some examples that bring our work to life: 

• We’re completely altering the story and trajectory for first-generation, under-resourced college students with our Whole Person approach. The result has over 95% of them  graduating, with less debt than their peers, and starting salaries double their parent’s income. 
• We’re helping dozens of Greenhouse entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life through  coaching, business planning, and funding, resulting in thriving, community-rooted  businesses. 
• We’ve created and fully funded a research study that overlays existing data and studies  with new, proprietary research to determine the most effective avenues to effect  community change at scale and achieve the outcomes we are pursuing through our  Community Change Model. 
• We’ve helped launch a Latino Community Center to serve as a hub for culture and  opportunity to revitalize two bordering neighborhoods. 
• We’re scaling access to higher education through a higher education scholarship resources enterprise called Securing Degrees, which has already helped over 3,000  students graduate college debt-free. 
• We’re creating jobs and youth development opportunities in rural towns by providing  coaching, consulting, and funding to businesses like Gub Gub’s Pizza, offering a new  model for sustainable community revitalization. 
• We’re bringing the full strength of our committed community to bear in launching and  growing Banner Signs. With a Greenhouse alum as CEO, the company is profitable,  growing, and employing and mentoring staff from similar backgrounds. 

We are a movement of changemakers, transforming the cycle of opportunity in communities  across the country. With 20 years of proven results, we are scaling our impact with great  momentum and urgency.