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Better Jobs for Me
Workforce training, career pathway development, and long-term employment support, targeting 1,250 workers in new or improved jobs across high-demand sectors.
Implemented by Vimenti →
Bridging the gap between capital and communities. Designing the systems that make economic mobility possible.
Economic mobility does not happen through isolated programs or fragmented investments. It requires systems designed with intention, funded with discipline, and executed in alignment.
PSI operates through two interconnected mandates: one focused on structuring capital, the other on grounding that capital in real communities. Together, they ensure that investment translates into measurable, lasting impact.
Design and deploy the financial architecture, blended capital stacks, investment vehicles, underwriting, governance, and network coordination, required to unlock and sustain economic mobility at scale.
Work alongside the four ecosystem organizations under the PSI umbrella, Vimenti, Project Makers, IDJ, and Vidalus, to ensure every investment is rooted in community reality and aligned to actual pathways for economic mobility.
Oasis 360 is PSI's flagship strategy for economic mobility, a deliberate concentration of education, workforce development, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and policy within a defined geography in San Juan. Rather than funding isolated programs, PSI brings them together in one place so they work as a system, with each service reinforcing the others and every family at the center.
The Oasis Hub is what makes that strategy permanent. It is the physical home of Oasis 360, a 136,000-square-foot facility opening in 2027 that houses these services under one roof, anchors them in the community, and gives the work a foundation built to last.
Explore this programOur model is powered by four mission-aligned organizations operating under the PSI umbrella. By mobilizing capital, talent, and governance and helping these organizations scale their proven solutions, PSI has built a coordinated ecosystem that collectively empowers families to build a more prosperous and resilient future.
Each logo links to its full profile on the Who We Are page.
In 2024, the U.S. Economic Development Administration selected PSI from 565 applicants nationwide, one of only six organizations awarded discretionary implementation funding through the federal Recompete program.
The Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program is one of the most competitive discretionary federal grants in the country. Authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act, it targets communities where prime-age employment lags significantly below the national average. Of 565 applicants nationwide, six were funded. PSI was one of them.
The $30 million grant does not fund PSI's operations. It funds the work of PSI's program partners, flowing through PSI's governance and accountability structure to the organizations implementing programs on the ground in Villa Prades.
Together, the five programs form the Oasis Expansion, the programmatic engine of Oasis 360.
For the full story of the Oasis Hub and how it was financed, see Oasis 360.
Workforce training, career pathway development, and long-term employment support, targeting 1,250 workers in new or improved jobs across high-demand sectors.
Implemented by Vimenti →Whole-family case management embedded in seven schools, using a two-generation model that supports working adults and their children together.
Implemented by Vimenti →Childcare, elder care, and caregiver job creation, addressing the care gap that prevents 71% of working parents in the area from staying in the workforce.
Implemented by Vimenti →Research, pilot programs, and a narrative change campaign targeting the benefits cliff that discourages families from transitioning into formal employment.
Implemented by IDJ →Entrepreneurship training, business formalization, and small business growth, from an intensive 8-week startup course to ongoing technical assistance.
Implemented by Project Makers →"The rigor of our selection process should give confidence to current and future partners about the vision PSI is forging."
The Recompete award is not a funding story. It is a signal that PSI's integrated model was independently evaluated against the best proposals in the country and selected. For investors and partners, it represents a verified entry point into a program with federal backing, disciplined governance, and measurable targets.