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Sep 21, 2020
NJ DCF To Launch Program for Older Youth in Foster Care
Insider NJ shares the launch of the Youth Villages LifeSet program in New Jersey, which will support youth as they transition out of the state’s foster care system.
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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 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.
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Aug 23, 2020
Longmont LEAD program helping people, reducing recidivism per city report
A Colorado outlet applauds Studio @ Blue Meridian participant LEAD, whose pre-arrest, pre-booking diversion program has assisted people with behavioral health issues in the city.