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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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Dec 4, 2024
Only 1 in 3 Young Adults Make a Living Wage in Dallas County, Report Finds
Blue Meridian investee Commit Partnership aims to reduce this statistic to 50% by 2040 through initiatives like career training, college readiness programs, and partnerships with local businesses.
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Dec 2, 2024
Helping Students Find Their Way to College
Investee OneGoal helps students from low-income backgrounds navigate the college application process, aiming to close the college attendance gap between wealthy and low-income families.
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Nov 22, 2024
Merit America and America’s Frontier Fund Foundation Partner With Austin Community College to Help Prepare Americans for the Semiconductor Workforce
Blue Meridian investee Merit America announces a new initiative to provide individuals from low-income backgrounds nationwide access to high-quality technical training at no upfront cost.
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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
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.