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Nov 6, 2018
Memphis Nonprofit Helps Foster Children Transition to Adulthood
WMC-TV reports on the expanding impact of the “life-changing” YVLifeSet program.
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Oct 31, 2018
America’s Other Family-Separation Crisis
The New Yorker reports how The Bail Project’s Robin Steinberg and a program supported by the Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa are helping incarcerated women and their children in Oklahoma.
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Oct 30, 2018
Blue Meridian, Big Bet Investor in Child Welfare Programs, Becomes a Nonprofit
The Chronicle of Social Change describes Blue Meridian Partners’ plans for growth and independence.
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Oct 29, 2018
Program to Help Foster Youth Aging Out Expands to Los Angeles, D.C., Illinois and Louisiana
The Chronicle of Social Change reports on the continuing growth of YVLifeSet.
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Oct 25, 2018
As a Foundation Winds Down, the Anti-Poverty Funder Collaborative It Launched Takes Flight
Inside Philanthropy reports on EMCF and Blue Meridian’s plans to expand efforts to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
Media
Jul 19, 2018
The Biggest Game in Adoption Today
The Chronicle of Social Change reports on WWK’s “groundbreaking” plan to find homes for 58,000 foster kids.
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Jul 12, 2018
Oklahoma Looking for Answers to Solve High Incarceration Rate
Oklahoma's incarceration rate is “the highest on the planet,” reports KOKH TV, and one answer is CEO’s jobs program for former inmates.
Media
Jun 29, 2018
Bridging the Opportunity Divide for Low Income Youth
A rigorous evaluation of Year Up’s impact demonstrates the large earnings gains for young adults in its workforce development program.
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May 3, 2018
There’s a Surprisingly Easy Way to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies
The Washington Post reports how removing small barriers to getting an IUD or implant has yielded big results in Delaware.
Media
Apr 27, 2018
Justice reform works for all Oklahomans
CEO’s Oklahoma City director warns that recidivism is costly in a state that spends twice as much on incarcerating a prisoner as on educating a public school student.