Kaplan/Perrone Becomes Partner In Fulfillment Fund – Deadline

Kaplan/Perrone has grow to be a companion in Achievement Fund, supporting each with a paid internship as a part of its Faculty Success Program — which affords school completion and profession readiness help — and as a named sponsor of Achievement Fund’s Profession Expo.

“Kaplan/Perrone is thrilled to companion with such an esteemed group as Achievement Fund,” mentioned the KP companions. “Many within the Leisure Enterprise have been lucky to come back from backgrounds that enable them to discover alternatives within the leisure business the place first jobs could be low paying or supply no cost in any respect. We jumped on the alternative to supply paid first internships for members of the group which may discover it more difficult to appreciate there is a chance for a profession in leisure. We’re proud to be mentoring the following era of profitable executives and creatives in movie and tv.”

Achievement Fund goals to helps make school a actuality for first-generation and lower-income college students. Since 1977, they’ve been empowering college students in Los Angeles to entry and afford greater training. They companion with native excessive faculties in educationally and economically under-resourced communities to help college students via school commencement and supply essential life abilities to assist them transition into the workforce efficiently.

By this program, Kaplan/Perrone goals to offer Achievement Fund college students publicity to the leisure business in a wide range of methods, together with considerate coaching on the ins and outs of our enterprise, hands-on studying, and introductions to folks from all sides of the business.

“College students from marginalized communities usually lack publicity to and expertise in profession fields, together with leisure. Throughout the board, we’re hoping to assist college students on their path towards constructing profitable careers, and given Kaplan/Perrone’s place out there, our partnership is a win-win in our joint objectives of serving to our numerous college students work in the direction of their objectives of turning into creatives, representatives, producers, and executives,” mentioned Joanne Reyes, Achievement Fund’s CEO. “At our core, we’re trying to assist college students attain profitable careers post-college, and we stay up for the flourishing partnership with Kaplan/Perrone who’re of like thoughts and intention.”