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Economic Mobility<\/h1>\n

Our Approach<\/h2>\n
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Through their social enterprise work our Fellows accelerate employment opportunities<\/h6>\n
for the poor, unemployed and underemployed to improve their economic status.<\/h6>\n

We invest in opportunity creators<\/h2>\n
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Veronika Scott<\/h4>\n

Founder + CEO, The Empowerment Plan<\/p>\n

Bio<\/h2>\n

The Empowerment Plan<\/a> is a Detroit-based humanitarian organization providing employment and training to homeless people who manufacture\u00a0sleeping bag coats for those in need.<\/p>\n

THE FELLOW<\/h2>\n

Veronika received a class assignment as an undergrad at Detroit College to design a product that filled a tangible need in the community. The then-21-year-old junior immediately gravitated toward helping the homeless. This was a deeply personal issue for Veronika,\u00a0having grown up in poverty. Her parents also struggled with unemployment and drug addiction. She set out to create an opportunity she wished her own family had been given. Initially, this opportunity took the form of a coat\u2014a coat that could turn into a sleeping bag. Pursuing this vision, Veronika spent a semester designing this coat not only for individuals in need, but also with them.<\/p>\n

THE SOCIAL ISSUE<\/h2>\n

More than 550,000 people experience homelessness on a given night in the United States and roughly 10,000 live in Michigan. The Empowerment Plan helps families break the cycle of poverty and become financially secure.<\/p>\n