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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.

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Oct 10, 2024

Progress in Action

Blue Meridian investees transform life trajectories on the journey to meet scale with scale   11.5% of Americans live in poverty, and the limitations to economic mobility are many and…

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Oct 3, 2024

IRS Announces Direct File Program Will Be Available In Twice As Many States In 2025

Blue Meridian investee Code for America is partnering with the IRS to make filing taxes more user-friendly and accessible. Their Direct File program is gaining momentum, with plans to expand availability to twice as many states in 2025.

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Sep 28, 2024

Dayton invites young people to help plan city’s future

Blue Meridian Place Matters investee Learn to Earn Dayton spearheads an initiative for youth to influence city policy and planning.

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Sep 26, 2024

Tennessee law provides stipends for relatives caring for children to reduce state custody placements

Yahoo News features Blue Meridian investee Youth Villages in a story about a new Tennessee law that expands financial support for relatives assisting children in avoiding foster care.

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Sep 21, 2024

Education Lab: Using tutoring to reverse pandemic-era learning loss

A discussion on the efforts of the University of Chicago Education Lab to combat learning loss caused by the pandemic through tutoring programs, including two from Studio @ Blue Meridian investees: Youth Guidance and Saga Education.