SOCAP20 highlights: Challenging the skills narrative
At the SOCAP20 virtual conference, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation pulled together a group of panelists to talk about increasing power for workers — ...
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Funding strategies to support children and working parents
When parents live in poverty, children live in poverty. And the numbers make that point. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, of the ...
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Mississippi Report: Investing in child care to grow state economy
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation partnered with the Mississippi Economic Council and the Children’s Foundation of Mississippi to survey parents on how ...
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Family Values @ Work
2020 marks the 27th anniversary of the implementation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Family Values @ Work is steadily and ...
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Workable models for building opportunity
The Working Families Success Network report highlights best practices and lessons learned from 15 years of programming related to bundled, integrated services toward ...
Keeping workers at the forefront of COVID-19 responses
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, W.K. Kellogg Foundation grantees are rapidly adapting to respond with worker support at the center of their ...
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A good career is a good series of jobs
The SOURCE and Mercy Health collaborated to create the RISE Up program in Grand Rapids, Michigan. RISE Up provides access to training funds, ...
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Unlocking opportunities for justice-involved people, families
Millions of people are eligible to have their criminal records expunged. Most never do; it requires money, time and the knowledge to navigate ...
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Empowering women in Chiapas
In Chiapas, Mexico indigenous women are elevating their voices and becoming leaders for their families and their communities.
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Entrepreneurship changes the trajectory of communities of color in Minnesota
Metropolitan Economic Development Association (Meda) partnered with six minority business development organizations in the Twin Cities to help entrepreneurs of color succeed. Through ...
