This episode features REDF’s president and CEO Carla Javits in conversation with Maria Kim, CEO of Cara. Based out of Chicago, Cara has helps people affected by poverty (and often the challenges of recovery, domestic violence, episodic homelessness, and incarceration) to get and keep quality jobs. Cara operates two social enterprises: Cleanslate, a community beautification and maintenance company, and Cara Connects, a staffing agency. Carla and Maria cover many topics, including employer engagement, how Cara approaches equity and diversity, scaling social enterprise, outcome measurement, and lot’s more.