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NYC's summer work program for youth called a success, with 100K jobs filled

Reema Amin

August 17, 2022 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program helps 14-to-24-year-olds find paid jobs through summer contracts with community organizations, and the city picks up the cost of their paychecks.

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With an Affinity to Care

Zinta Aistars

August 12, 2022 |

Watershed Voice |

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Response Location: United States, Centreville, Michigan

In an effort to reduce incarceration, homelessness, and hospitalization, Affinity House provides people with mental illness a free place to form social connections and work their way towards employment one step at a time with the clubhouse staff.

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Church providing vital services to community in need

Diane Duenez

August 09, 2022 |

WXYZ-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Clergy Coalition pools together church resources to provide community programs, including daily transportation to a manufacturing plant in the suburbs that offers stable, good-paying jobs and benefits. Many of the people who utilize the program were formerly incarcerated and are looking to reintegrate into the workforce.

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Choosing Who We Work With

Chris Rudisill

June 24, 2022 |

QNotes Carolinas |

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Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Zaddy Solutions is a staffing firm promoting diversity and inclusion by focus specifically on the LGBTQ community. The firm provides mentorship, education, and guidance.

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In the wake of bill, Sacramento County works to break the link between homelessness and ‘aged-out' foster youth

Ken Magri

May 24, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, youth in the foster system can continue to receive support and services for three years after they've "aged out" as long as they enroll in school or find a job. Participants work with a social worker to create a transition plan and develop new life skills such as budgeting and job searching, and one study found that fewer youth became homeless and more completed high school or enrolled in college after participating in the extension program.

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L.A. Jobs Program Creates Opportunities for Employment, Stability After Incarceration

Hadassah Patterson

May 16, 2022 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Playa Vista Jobs’ Hatch Program is a three-phase program that helps people who were formerly incarcerated and recently released have a smooth reentry and find stable employment in the construction industry. The program begins with getting participants to open their minds to change and emotional healing followed by 500 hours of hands-on construction training in a stable environment, including regular meals. At the end of the program participants receive help securing employment.

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Paid training, tuition assistance may be key to solving New York's nursing home staffing crisis

Tom Dinki

May 04, 2022 |

WBFO |

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Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

In an effort to boost staff and retain current healthcare workers, Catholic Health and McGuire Group's nursing homes are working with D’Youville University to fund the education of those interested in becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA). Participants are paid for their time spent training and taking courses and are guaranteed a job once they complete the program. Catholic Health and the McGuire Group hired 29 CNAs from the program in 2022 across its nine nursing homes in the Western part of the state.

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Salem looks to solution-based housing for those experiencing homelessness

Blair Best

April 26, 2022 |

KGW-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

Micro-shelters with on-site case managers give people experiencing homelessness a stable place to live while connecting them to medical care and job opportunities.

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Zimbabwe's women-only rangers fight poachers and poverty

Farai Shawn Matiashe

April 25, 2022 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe

Akashinga Unit, a woman-only rangers group, gives women in Zimbabwe the opportunity to earn a good salary and feel empowered while preventing poaching.

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Reimagining a Differently-Abled World

Adhiambo Edith Magak

March 16, 2022 |

The Elephant |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Riziki Source helps people with disabilities access job opportunities through their disability-friendly website.

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