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Nov 30, 2023
Blue Meridian commits $150 million for place-based partnerships
Philanthropy News Digest highlights Blue Meridian's recent investments in three place-based partnerships.
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Nov 30, 2023
Opportunity 2040 Plan Has Raised $120M To Help Lift Dallas County Children Out of Poverty, and More
Dallas Innovates spotlights Opportunity 2040's recent fundraising efforts, including support from Blue Meridian, and details its goals of halving childhood poverty and doubling the number of young adults earning a living wage in Dallas County.
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Nov 29, 2023
How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby’s parents
NPR spotlights HealthySteps and its work to support parents with young children, including helping them with stress management and mental health.
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Nov 28, 2023
$114M investment aimed at increasing youth enrollment in postsecondary, credential programs
San Antonio Report details the Future Ready Bexar County plan and highlights recent investment by Blue Meridian Partners and other funders.
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Oct 31, 2023
The People Most Ignored by the Criminal-Justice System
Writing for The Atlantic, Lenore Anderson, co-founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice, discusses the need for a new approach to public safety that disrupts cycles of violence and victimization.
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Oct 17, 2023
OPINION: Here’s why a costly college education should not be the only path to career success
In an opinion piece for The Hechinger Report, Steven Taylor of Stand Together Trust outlines some of the benefits of workforce training programs like Merit America as alternatives to traditional higher education paths.
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Oct 17, 2023
Thousands of taxpayers will be invited to test a new online tax filing system aimed at bringing the IRS into the 21st century
Fortune reports on the IRS's electronic tax filing pilot program, the execution of which is being supported by Code for America's partnerships with state agencies.
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Oct 12, 2023
Grant looks to improve kindergarten readiness at EKY school district
A Kentucky-based news outlet reports on a grant from the US Department of Education that will support a partnership between an Eastern Kentucky school district and Partners for Rural Impact to improve kindergarten readiness.
Media
Oct 12, 2023
United Way program gives career pipeline to young people in need
Atlanta News First reports on Career Ready ATL, an initiative by the United Way of Greater Atlanta that aims to boost economic mobility and career readiness for young people.
Media
Sep 15, 2023
Philanthropic group gifts HBCUs $124 million to increase student enrollment and retention
CNN's Justin Gamble describes the importance of funding, like Blue Meridian's recent $124M gift to The HBCU Transformation Project, for historically black colleges and universities.