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Sep 29, 2025
As the US approaches its 250th anniversary, we are reflecting on America’s founding ideals—and asking whether the promise of opportunity still holds true today.
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May 11, 2023
Here’s How Vera Institute Of Justice Is Fighting To Transform The Legal And Immigration Systems
Vera Institute's President & Director Nick Turner shares the importance of Vera's work and some of their recent "wins" with HuffPost.
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May 4, 2023
John Legend knows the obstacles of life after prison. He wants you to know them too
Singer-songwriter John Legend joins NPR to discuss his new documentary, HOME/FREE, which highlights the obstacles faced by justice-involved individuals, including people like Sheena Meade, CEO of the Clean Slate Initiative.
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May 2, 2023
Needed: An overhaul of how workers are trained and educated
Writing for the Boston Globe, Tracy Palandjian, CEO of Social Finance, and Deval Patrick, former Massachusetts governor and Social Finance board member, share how we can leverage unprecedented federal investment to transform the US workforce.
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Apr 27, 2023
We All Deserve Redemption
Writing for Newsweek, Sheena Meade of Clean Slate Initiative shares the importance of clean slate legislation and creating second chances for people with criminal records.
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Apr 26, 2023
How “second chance” laws could transform the US justice system
Sheena Meade, CEO of investee Clean Slate Initiative, graces the TedX stage to explain how her experience with the justice system motivates her work to make record expungement automated across the US.
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Apr 25, 2023
VOICES: Building ‘civic infrastructure’ key to creating equitable outcomes
Writing for Dayton Daily News, StriveTogether CEO Jennifer Blatz celebrates Learn to Earn Dayton's designation as a systems transformation community and describes their impact so far.
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Apr 24, 2023
Despite Layoffs, There Are Still Lots Of Jobs Out There. So Where Are They?
NPR highlights Per Scholas for their work providing in-demand skills to workers.
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Mar 27, 2023
Funders Back an Organization that Puts People Impacted by the Justice System in Front
Inside Philanthropy highlights JustLeadershipUSA and reports on the upcoming launch of the Just Us Coordinating Council, supported by the Justice and Mobility Fund.
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Mar 26, 2023
COVID’s education crisis: A lost generation?
Geoffrey Canada and Kwame Owusu-Kesse of Harlem Children's Zone join CBS Sunday Morning to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on students in the US.
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Mar 23, 2023
Code for America is teaming with DC and Maryland to improve government benefit access
Technical.ly reports on Code for America's Safety Net Innovation Lab and its new partnership with the Maryland and DC to improve access to SNAP and WIC benefits.