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The Grace Institute: moving women forward
Grace Institute has worked for nearly 125 years to empower women in New York City to achieve employment and economic self-sufficiency. In partnership with Grace Institute, Mizuho has helped further strengthen the knowledge these women have gained, through professional workshops and resources aimed at developing their skills and accelerating their careers.
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Wall Street Bound: Not just preparation, but access to Wall Street for young people of color
Wall Street Bound is quickly emerging as a source to find well-trained talent from unexpected places, helping create avenues of opportunity on Wall Street for Black and Brown students. Read more about Mizuho's support of this emerging nonprofit.
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Genesys Works NYC interns are teammates at Mizuho
Mizuho Americas is a founding partner of Genesys Works NYC, a non-profit that pairs students with corporations for year-long, paid internships in business operations and information technology. Learn about the program and hear from Genesys Works interns about their experiences at Mizuho.
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Pathways to prosperity: expanding our commitment to banks supporting underserved communities
Mizuho Bank (USA), a subsidiary of Mizuho Americas, has expanded its efforts to support Minority Depository Institutions and U.S. Treasury-designated Community Development Financial Institutions, which provide affordable credit, capital, and financial services to historically underserved communities. In total, Mizuho has deposited $45 million in three New York City mission-based financial institutions, an increase of $30 million over the previous year.
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Driving Authenticity: Inclusion and Allyship at Mizuho
What is the ERG experience at Mizuho? Watch as members of M-WIN, PRIDE, MADE, MAAP, and UNIDOS talk about why they joined.
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The Marcy Lab School: Higher education reimagined and revolutionized
Since 2019, the Marcy Lab School, a higher-education alternative serving primarily Black and Hispanic communities, has been helping students land high-paying software engineering jobs. The Mizuho USA Foundation is a proud supporter of this smart, bold initiative, which is helping underrepresented young people ascend the socioeconomic ranks.
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An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Finance and ESG
At Mizuho, we recognize the important of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors across our business, and strive to further embed sustainability into our strategy and culture. In our latest video for Mizuho staff, we highlight our firm-wide sustainability initiatives to help raise awareness, encourage action, and increase our positive impact on our local communities and society more broadly.
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iMentor: Mizuho staff mentor high schoolers on college and career goals
Since 1999, iMentor has matched nearly 38,000 students across the country with mentors. Erick and Nazaria are two of those talented students who, over the course of a multi-year mentorship with Mizuho employees, are exploring the rich educational and career opportunities available to them.
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Meals and mentorship: Mizuho grantees persevere through the pandemic
As New York City grappled with the pandemic and a shutdown that stifled the food service industry, caused enormous job losses, and exacerbated a hunger crisis for vulnerable New Yorkers, two Mizuho USA Foundation grantees stepped up to the plate and, through innovative business models, leveraged relatively small investments to have an exponential impact on food insecurity and economic opportunities for the underserved.