Apollo Opportunity Foundation

Partner Since

2021

About the partnership

The Apollo Opportunity Foundation seeks to expand opportunity in communities where the company lives and works, by deploying its capital and engaging Apollo employees to invest in career education, workforce development and economic empowerment for all. Apollo’s engagement and investment in Per Scholas’ rigorous technical training and access to employer networks will unlock potential for 4,500 new learners and 2,500 alumni across more than 22 cities in 2023. Greg Sills, Managing Director at Apollo Global Management, has served on Per Scholas’ National Board of Directors since 2009, and Apollo has also supported our learners’ successful transition into the workplace through volunteer professional development training including mock interviews and resume building.

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News April 1, 2024

Apollo Opportunity Foundation Invests $1M as a Founding Supporter of Per Scholas’ Career Accelerator Initiative

Per Scholas is honored to have received a $1 million grant over two years from the Apollo Opportunity Foundation to help fuel our work to support alumni beyond their first job post-training, to reach a thriving wage. This generous multi-year investment furthers the Foundation’s commitment to expand opportunity for underrepresented individuals by investing in career education, workforce development and economic empowerment for all.