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Updates, articles, and videos from and about Blue Meridian Partners, our investees, and the field.

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Apr 26, 2023

How “second chance” laws could transform the US justice system

Sheena Meade, CEO of investee Clean Slate Initiative, graces the TedX stage to explain how her experience with the justice system motivates her work to make record expungement automated across the US.

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Apr 25, 2023

VOICES: Building ‘civic infrastructure’ key to creating equitable outcomes

Writing for Dayton Daily News, StriveTogether CEO Jennifer Blatz celebrates Learn to Earn Dayton's designation as a systems transformation community and describes their impact so far.

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Apr 24, 2023

Despite Layoffs, There Are Still Lots Of Jobs Out There. So Where Are They?

NPR highlights Per Scholas for their work providing in-demand skills to workers.

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Mar 27, 2023

Funders Back an Organization that Puts People Impacted by the Justice System in Front

Inside Philanthropy highlights JustLeadershipUSA and reports on the upcoming launch of the Just Us Coordinating Council, supported by the Justice and Mobility Fund.

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Mar 26, 2023

COVID’s education crisis: A lost generation?

Geoffrey Canada and Kwame Owusu-Kesse of Harlem Children's Zone join CBS Sunday Morning to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on students in the US.

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Mar 23, 2023

Code for America is teaming with DC and Maryland to improve government benefit access

Technical.ly reports on Code for America's Safety Net Innovation Lab and its new partnership with the Maryland and DC to improve access to SNAP and WIC benefits.

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Mar 15, 2023

Is it possible to avoid student debt? These career, education tracks offer a different path

USA Today highlights Merit America as an example of skills training programs that can serve as alternatives to four-year higher education institutions.

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Mar 14, 2023

Ideas We Should Steal: Training Workers for Well-Paying Jobs

The Philadelphia Citizen uplifts Social Finance's Pay It Forward program in New Jersey as a workforce development model worth replicating in Philadelphia.

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Mar 13, 2023

Big push to train workers for lucrative jobs in Miami’s growing technology arena

In an article on Miami's growing tech industry, the Miami Herald highlights CodePath's work to advance tech education in the region.

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Mar 2, 2023

What does meaningful reform look like for the survivors of crime?

Lenore Anderson, Founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice, joins Cincinnati Public Radio to discuss what meaningful criminal justice reforms looks like for survivors of crime.