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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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Aug 13, 2019

How Cash Bail Hurts Poor Women—and What We Can Do About It

The Bail Project's CEO, Robin Steinberg, explains how the cash bail system is especially unjust to marginalized groups, such as women - the fastest growing incarcerated population in the nation.

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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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May 2, 2019

Toxic Stress and Children’s Outcomes

An Economic Policy Institute report highlights Nurse-Family Partnership as a program that promotes protective parenting and reduces the pressures that affect African Americans disproportionately.

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Mar 7, 2019

Donors Increasingly Believe in Pooling Resources to Create a Bigger Impact

The Financial Times cites Blue Meridian as a leading example of the trend toward collaborative philanthropy.

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Mar 5, 2019

Many Washington foster kids become homeless. Tennessee may have found a solution.

The Seattle Times reports on the success of YVLifeset in Tennessee and its expansion to Washington.

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Mar 1, 2019

From Promising Model to Major Investment

CEOs Nancy Roob and Mark Edwards share the journey of scaling Upstream USA with Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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Mar 1, 2019

Detroit Welcomes Center for Employment Opportunities

Center for Employment Opportunities launches a Detroit office to help formerly incarcerated individuals find short- and long-term employment.

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