The Venture Jobs Foundation makes impact investments in support of its charitable purpose, funding small businesses that will use our capital to create jobs in higher poverty neighborhoods. Micro and early growth lending programs create new job opportunities tied to our investments, with emphasis on lower and mid skill level employment. Small businesses are the prime driver of new job creation, which is directly correlated with alleviating poverty. VJF’s capital deployment, launched in the Rochester region, enhances quality of life and brings employment to the unemployed and underemployed in target neighborhoods. Impact investing, where associated profits support a sustainable and growing pool of capital directed to achieving social gains, is a powerful tool supporting a shared community interest in fighting poverty.