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Guaranteed Income Programs Spread, City by City

Kurtis Lee

September 10, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A universal basic income pilot program in Los Angeles provides monthly payments of $1,000 for a year to those in need who meet specific criteria. More than 48 guaranteed income programs have been started in cities nationwide since 2020, and the L.A. program, which is one of the nation’s largest programs thus far, benefits 3,200 people.

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At Fly Compton, the sky's not a limit. Neither is race.

Marlon L. Dwight

September 07, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Compton, California

The nonprofit Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation provides affordable flying lessons for marginalized youth to help them get careers in the aviation industry.

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Dallas parents flocking to schools that pull students from both rich and poor parts of town

Kate Rix

August 04, 2022 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Transformation Schools in Dallas, Texas, admit students by lottery to combat concentrated poverty and declining enrollment with more socioeconomically diverse students.

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This State Will Hire You—No College Degree Required

Elaine S. Povich

June 23, 2022 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

Maryland has lifted college degree requirements for government positions. The move comes after a labor shortage that has left many positions unfulfilled. The move will open up the roles to qualified applicants who have the experience and knowledge necessary but do not have degrees.

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Black farming projects look to recoup historical U.S. land losses

Carey L. Biron

June 17, 2022 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Response Location: United States

The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is helping Black farmers buy land. More than $200,000 have gone toward urban land purchases in a practice some see as “restorative economics." Black land activists are also purchasing land in rural communities across the United States.

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No College? No Problem

MaryLou Costa

June 17, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States

An organization is partnering with companies to connect job seekers, who don’t have college degrees, to corporate positions. The “skills-based hiring” is a step toward closing the racial wealth gap.

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How poor, out-of-school children gain education in the FCT

Magdalene Offiong Ukuedojor

May 28, 2022 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Knowledge Skills Solution and Creativity (KNOSK) N100-a-Day Charity School provides an education to children in the area who can’t afford to attend school. KNOSK provides STEM education, uniforms, books, sanitary supplies for girls and free meals to each student for just 30 cents a day.

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Helping First-Generation Students Reach College — and Build Community on the Way

Asher Lehrer-Small

May 09, 2022 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, Yonkers, New York

Yonkers Partners in Education is a nonprofit making college more accessible for low-income students of color through mentorship and tutoring.

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A Landlord ‘Underestimated' His Tenants. Now They Could Own the Building.

Ronda Kaysen

May 06, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Thanks to teamwork and the help of a Housing Development Fund Corporation Co-Op apartment tenants will be able to buy their apartments for $2,500 each. This practice helps to combat rent hikes and creates generational wealth for individuals owning their apartment.

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What the student loan payment pause has meant to Black women

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

April 03, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

The two-year pause on federal student loan payments in the United States during the pandemic allowed Black women, who share a disproportionate amount of the country’s student debt, to redirect the money they would typically use for repayment toward other needs.

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