Updates, articles, and videos from and about Blue Meridian Partners, our investees, and the field.
Media
Sep 20, 2021
A Milwaukee-based news outlet shares how College Possible is helping local students overcome challenges exacerbated by the pandemic and reach their postsecondary education goals.
Media
Sep 16, 2021
A Tennessee news outlet uplifts the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis's Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund, which is supporting local nonprofit organizations so that they can continue to serve Memphians in need.
Media
Sep 14, 2021
Forbes names Blue Meridian CEO and Edna McConnell Clark Foundation president Nancy Roob as one of fifty women over the age of fifty who are forging a more innovative and inclusive financial future.
Media
Sep 13, 2021
ConvergenceRI highlights ONE Neighborhood Builders' efforts to develop a free Wi-FI wire mesh system to serve the residents of Olneyville, RI – a system which recently won a Wi-Fi at Work national award from WifiForward.
Media
Sep 9, 2021
Johns Hopkins University shares conclusions from a 3-year clinical study focused on a Baltimore partnership with Vision To Learn, which found that access to eyeglasses is linked to improved test scores.
Media
Sep 2, 2021
A local Massachusetts news outlet shares the story of one young adult transitioning out of foster care who, with support from Youth Villages' LifeSet program, is planning to graduate college and earn her master's degree.
Media
Aug 23, 2021
The Crime Report highlights the devastating collateral consequences of justice system involvement and uplifts solutions like Clean Slate policies.
Media
Aug 18, 2021
In an article on workers' desire for more pathways to well-paying careers, Steve Lohr of The New York Times cites Year Up, Per Scholas, and Merit America as examples of comprehensive workforce development programs aimed at expanding opportunity.
Media
Aug 16, 2021
A Baltimore-based news outlet highlights Vision To Learn's collaboration with local library branches to provide children with free eye exams and glasses.
Voices
Aug 16, 2021
Writing for the Washington Post, Blue Meridian CEO Nancy Roob, Ford Foundation president Darren Walker, and Schusterman Family Philanthropies chair Stacy Schusterman push for fair chance hiring practices for Americans with criminal records.