Direct cash assistance creates pathways to success after incarceration
Cash aid post-release works: Returning Citizen Stimulus program cut parole violations by 41%+ in 6 months, proving early support boosts reentry success.
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West Michigan’s Grow bridges financing gaps for entrepreneurs of color, empowering small business growth
Entrepreneurs of color face barriers to accessing traditional lending, hindering their entrepreneurial ambitions and perpetuating economic disparities. In response, Grow in Grand Rapids, ...
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Michigan Children and Families Summit: Collaborating for community impact
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation partnered with the Steelcase Foundation to host an inaugural summit focused on how policy changes in Michigan can impact ...
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Creating community: The small business landscape in Battle Creek
Discover how small businesses are transforming Battle Creek, Michigan, into a vibrant, community-driven destination.
Education
To combat the child care workforce crisis, this organization looks to the workers
WECAN!, a grantee based in New Jersey, presents a successful model of how to tangibly improve workers' conditions by building their power and ...
Supporting, disrupting and innovating on America’s child care solutions
The national Early Childhood Funders Collaborative (ECFC) held their annual member meeting in New Mexico this summer. Over a hundred early childhood education ...
Community Engagement
In Utah, Ze Min Xiao is reimagining what it means to belong
Ze Min Xiao finds a way to engage with communities and catalyze private, public and philanthropic partnerships to remedy opportunity gaps in economic ...
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Creating pathways to thriving wages for underrepresented communities
People of color have long been underrepresented in the tech industry, despite its high-paying jobs. In Grand Rapids, the West Michigan Center for ...
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‘Clean Slate’ expungement reform in Michigan clears more than 1 million convictions, but barriers remain
Safe & Just Michigan continues to advocate for improvements to Michigan’s Clean Slate process such as the creation of a publicly funded ...
Impact Investing
Impact investors create pathways to employment for returning citizens
Investors support reentry employment, addressing recidivism, racial equity and workforce diversity with impactful benefits for companies and communities.
Thrive New Orleans helping to sustain New Orleans’ future
Thrive New Orleans empowers residents through green jobs, fostering skills and community support.
Food Systems
Using a wetland park to train the climate change workforce in New Orleans
New Orleans program uses Sankofa Wetland Park for green job training and economic growth.
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Report: Matching Black incomes to southern peer cities would redefine New Orleans economy
A new report from the Data Center provides insights on boosting Black incomes and narrowing the New Orleans racial wealth gap.
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Reflecting on Labor Day and the state of low-wage workers
Low-wage workers unite for better lives, safety and equity, reshaping the labor landscape.
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Celebrating labor solidarity
Explore the resurgence of labor activism in 2023, with a focus on worker solidarity and its impact on racial justice. Learn about the ...
