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Nov 14, 2024

Your Permanent Record Really Stays With You Unless ‘Clean Slate’ Legislation Passes

Yahoo News reports on a woman whose life changed after she cleared her felony conviction through legislation supported by the Clean Slate Initiative and their CEO Sheena Meade.

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Nov 14, 2024

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption expands foster care adoption program statewide in W.Va.

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is expanding its Wendy's Wonderful Kids program statewide in West Virginia to help find permanent homes for youth in foster care the longest.

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Nov 8, 2024

MEDA builds prosperity, economic empowerment in the Bay Area

San Francisco Business Times highlights how Blue Meridian investee MEDA fosters economic mobility in San Francisco's Mission District through empowering Latino entrepreneurs.

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Nov 8, 2024

UNCF Honors Maryland Governor Wes Moore

HBCU Transformation Project investee UNCF recognizes Maryland Governor Wes Moore for his contributions to higher education and support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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Nov 5, 2024

Why Adoption Matters: Lessons from the Dave Thomas Foundation

The Nonprofit Show explores the transformative power of adoption with Rita L. Soronen, President and CEO of Blue Meridian investee, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

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Nov 5, 2024

‘Like a new planet’: Inside the monumental effort in Wilmington to ‘Resurrect Riverside’

In a short documentary, WHYY News chronicles the 10-year reclamation project of the once-thriving Riverside, Delaware, and features two Blue Meridian investees, REACH Riverside and Purpose Built Communities.

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Oct 28, 2024

A Blueprint For Successful Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

In a Forbes article, Rita Soronen, President & CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, emphasizes how valuable public-private partnerships have been in scaling Blue Meridian investee program Wendy’s Wonderful Kids.

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Oct 22, 2024

Vision to Learn provides Charleston County students with free eye exams and eyeglasses

Blue Meridian investee Vision to Learn aims to improve educational outcomes by addressing vision-related issues in Charleston County.

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Oct 21, 2024

How a New Microgrant Project Is Empowering Incarcerated People

Inside Philanthropy highlights a new project launched in part by Blue Meridian investee, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, that allows incarcerated individuals to choose programming options for themselves.

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Oct 15, 2024

New program in Salem to give $500 a month to 100 residents for 1 year to address poverty in area

A local news station reports on the launch of a guaranteed income pilot program to support economic stability in Salem, MA, in partnership with Blue Meridian investee UpTogether.