Updates, articles, and videos from and about Blue Meridian Partners, our investees, and the field.
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Jan 2, 2019
"This isn’t a handout, it’s a hand up," Year Up’s executive director for greater Philadelphia tells public radio.
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Jan 1, 2019
Atlanta INtown describes how Greater Atlanta Year Up has helped more than 12,000 youth reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.
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Dec 20, 2018
“There's nothing that creates imitation like success.” Chairman Stan Druckenmiller tells Barron’s he hopes Blue Meridian’s aggregation of capital will inspire other philanthropists.
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Dec 20, 2018
Boston’s NBC-TV affiliate spotlights how Year Up’s internships prepare youth for the job market.
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Dec 18, 2018
The New York Times reports on Delaware’s ambitious bid to offer one-stop shopping for birth control, describing the program made possible by Upstream’s training and technical assistance “a social experiment that other states will be watching.”
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Dec 5, 2018
The Penny Hoarder, a personal finance website, describes how Year up connects underserved urban youth with unfilled, well-paying jobs.
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Nov 6, 2018
WMC-TV reports on the expanding impact of the “life-changing” YVLifeSet program.
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Oct 31, 2018
The New Yorker reports how The Bail Project’s Robin Steinberg and a program supported by the Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa are helping incarcerated women and their children in Oklahoma.
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Oct 30, 2018
The Chronicle of Social Change describes Blue Meridian Partners’ plans for growth and independence.
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Oct 29, 2018
The Chronicle of Social Change reports on the continuing growth of YVLifeSet.