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Sep 17, 2020

How to Help Parents Who Are Struggling to Provide for Their Kids

The New York Times highlights COVID-19 Emergency Relief investees GiveDirectly and No Kid Hungry as organizations that are providing critical support for families most impacted by the crisis.

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Sep 11, 2020

How Philanthropy Could Embrace More High-Risk, High-Reward Projects

In an article for Inside Philanthropy, Stuart Buck of Arnold Ventures cites Blue Meridian as an example of philanthropists taking on “projects with longer-lasting, broader impact” to solve important social problems.

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Sep 11, 2020

How to Apply to College During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Teen Vogue highlights College Possible—a Studio @ Blue Meridian participant—as one organization that’s helping low-income and first-generation students navigate the college admissions process amid the ongoing pandemic.

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Sep 10, 2020

Programs For Student Parents Need Greater Focus On ROI (Cost + Career Connections)

Forbes highlights Social Finance as one of several organizations creating pathways to economic mobility for student parents by helping them finance their higher education and career goals.

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Sep 9, 2020

Returning Home: Funders Match a State’s Commitment to Prisoner Reentry

Inside Philanthropy highlights the Justice and Mobility Fund’s investment in the Center for Employment Opportunities’ Returning Citizen Stimulus, which is assisting formerly incarcerated individuals amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sep 8, 2020

Pandemic poses challenges for Youth Villages’ LifeSet program

The Daily Memphian shares how Youth Villages is overcoming new challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic to support youths transitioning out of the foster care system.

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Sep 5, 2020

Intermountain Nurse-Family Partnership guides first-time moms through an isolating time

A Colorado news outlet shares how the Intermountain Nurse-Family Partnership programs is supporting low-income, first-time mothers in the area.

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Aug 25, 2020

The Future of Upskilling is Here: Webinar Recap

In a webinar co-hosted by Blue Meridian, Social Finance, and General Assembly, Jim Shelton shared his views on the current education and job training landscape in the U.S. and moderated a conversation about the Career Impact Bond (CIB).

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Aug 25, 2020

The Future of Upskilling is Here: Webinar Recap

In a webinar co-hosted by Blue Meridian, Social Finance, and General Assembly, Jim Shelton shared his views on the current education and job training landscape in the U.S. and moderated a conversation about the Career Impact Bond (CIB).

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Aug 24, 2020

Putting Rochester First: Center for Employment Opportunities

A Rochester, NY news station highlights the work of Center for Employment Opportunities, which is continuing to help formerly incarcerated individuals secure permanent employment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.