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Jan 14, 2020

Nurse-Family Partnership programs guide first-timers through transition to motherhood

North Carolina Health News reports on Nurse-Family Partnership's significant impact in Mecklenburg county.

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Dec 10, 2019

A Year-End Update on Blue Meridian Partners

CEO Nancy Roob reflects on Blue Meridian’s progress in 2019 and shares priorities guiding our work going forward.

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Dec 10, 2019

A Conversation on Regionally Focused Work

Nancy Roob discusses collaborating on place-based work with leaders from Blue Meridian’s Regional Partners: the Duke Endowment and the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Dec 3, 2019

Every Child in Foster Care Deserves a Permanent Home and a Loving Family

The Chronicle of Social Change reports on how the Wendy's Wonderful Kids model helps find forever homes for the rising numbers of children in foster care waiting to be adopted.

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Nov 19, 2019

Who Makes Money From Bail?

CNBC reports on injustice in the US bail system.

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Nov 7, 2019

Hundreds of Oklahomans are free from prison tonight, but what happens next?

Center for Employment Opportunities will support individuals returning to their families and communities after historic commutation in Oklahoma by helping them find jobs and navigate challenges.

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Oct 31, 2019

What’s Holding Companies Back From Expanding Diversity

The Wall Street Journal reports on how programs like Year Up, which provides intensive job training and internships for opportunity youth as a pathway to sustainable careers, can create a pipeline of diverse applicants for major businesses.

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Sep 10, 2019

A Foundation Created by an Adopted Child Pays it Forward

Inside Philanthropy tells the story of how Dave Thomas' childhood inspired his work in fostercare adoption and the eventual launch Wendy's Wonderful Kids.

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Jun 24, 2019

A Noble Collaboration: Capital Flows to Social-Service Groups

Barron's reports on the comprehensive care HealthySteps provides low-income children and families, and how Blue Meridian Partners aggregates funding to expand this and other programs helping impoverished Americans.

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May 20, 2019

Tech Jobs Lead to the Middle Class. Just Not for the Masses.

The New York Times cites Year Up as a leading example of a workforce training program focused on pathways to tech-related jobs which pay living wages.

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