The Work of Opportunity
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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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Media
Dec 29, 2021
California is reshaping Medicaid to bring new health services to families
Marketplace details how programs like HealthySteps provide important preventive care, including behavioral and developmental screenings, to families with small children in California.
Media
Dec 25, 2021
Two foster brothers reunited just before Christmas in St. Augustine
A Jacksonville, FL, news outlet shares the story of one couple who adopted two boys from foster care through the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program.
Media
Dec 24, 2021
Nurses help empower mothers in San Luis Obispo County through home visit programs
A local news outlet from California's Central Coast uplifts home-visiting programs, including Nurse-Family Partnership, that are supporting families and children in the community.
Media
Dec 16, 2021
Small homes could make a big difference amid R.I. housing crisis
The Boston Globe uplifts the efforts by ONE Neighborhood Builders to construct sustainable, affordable housing units in Providence, RI.
Media
Dec 15, 2021
How to Solve the Giving Pledge Bottleneck—and Fund Large-Scale Solutions
In an article for Inside Philanthropy, Sean Davis, CEO of Merton Capital Partners, cites Blue Meridian as an example of philanthropic models that deploy large amounts of capital to scale solutions to social problems.
Media
Dec 9, 2021
Hawks, ‘Vision To Learn’ Assist Camp Creek Middle School
Sports Illustrated reports on Vision To Learn's partnership with the Atlanta Hawks to provide free eye exams and glasses to students in the metro Atlanta area.
Media
Dec 2, 2021
WATCH: Searching for Justice – Making reentry work after incarceration
Jay Jordan, Vice President of Alliance for Safety and Justice and National Director of #TimeDone, participates in a panel discussion with PBS NewsHour's Nicole Ellis.
Voices
Dec 1, 2021
Meeting Scale with Scale
Bringing together philanthropists and social sector leaders, Blue Meridian seeks to scale solutions to the problems facing young people and families in poverty in the US.
Media
Nov 27, 2021
Her dream to work in fashion fell apart. Now a microloan may be this CT woman’s chance for ‘financial mobility.’
The Connecticut-based Stamford Advocate details Grameen America's expansion in the state and its efforts to provide microloans to women living in poverty who seek to build their businesses.
Media
Nov 24, 2021
Opinion: Nicholas Kristof: This holiday season, use your money to change someone’s life
As shared in The Washington Post, former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof names Per Scholas as one of his 2021 Holiday Impact Prize awardees.