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Apr 22, 2024

Unpaid rent in low-income housing skyrocketed, evictions may be next

In an article on housing, the Seattle Times cites PolicyLink's Selena Tan.

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Apr 19, 2024

A pathway for returning citizens to living-wage trucking industry careers

Working Nation interviews Jason Wang of FreeWorld and Dane Worthington of the Center for Employment Opportunities about how their organizations are partnering to expand pathways to well-paying careers for justice-impacted people.

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Apr 16, 2024

OneSpartanburg announces the launch of Re:Degree

A South Carolina-based news outlet reports on the launch of Re:Degree, a program led by OneSpartanburg, Inc. and supported by the Spartanburg Academic Movement that aims to break barriers to degree completion for adults across Spartanburg County.

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Apr 16, 2024

Geoffrey Canada thinks San Antonio can save the ‘COVID kids’ through education

The San Antonio Report highlights keynote remarks made by Geoffrey Canada, who uplifts the Future Ready Bexar County plan as an example of visionary, place-based work that has the potential to transform the greater San Antonio area.

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Apr 15, 2024

It Takes a Village: Improving Student Retention through Collaborative Partnerships

Writing for Faculty Focus, Dr. Dimple J. Martin, director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Miles College, describes his institution's partnership with the United Negro College Fund, InsideTrack, and the HBCU Transformation Project.

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Apr 11, 2024

Women-owned businesses fuel the economy but still receive less funding than men

Grameen America CEO, Andrea Jung, joins MSNBC's Morning Joe to share the organization's new initiative, launched with support from Blue Meridian Partners, that will support over 750,000 women-owned businesses across the US over the next 10 years.

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Apr 11, 2024

How Legatum Succeeds at Generating Capital, Ideas, and Helping People Prosper

Describing how Dubai-based investing firm Legatum has leveraged a collaborative donor fund model to expand its philanthropic work, Barron's PENTA cites Blue Meridian Partners as an exemplar of this approach to philanthropy.

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Apr 11, 2024

OneGoal Houston summit prepares schoolers for college

The Houston Defender reports on OneGoal's efforts to help high schoolers in the Houston area prepare for college.

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Apr 5, 2024

Building better financial futures by targeting asset poverty

NBC10 Boston highlights how Compass Working Capital is helping families carve pathways out of asset poverty.

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Mar 26, 2024

Code for America CEO urges human-centered AI adoption

StateScoop interviews Code for America CEO, Amanda Renteria, who promotes a human-centered adoption of AI.