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Success coaches help workers with problems outside the workplace. That helps their employers, too

April Franklin

May 11, 2022 |

WXXI |

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Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

Businesses are partnering with the Employer Resource Network, which provides “success coaches” for employees. These coaches serve as in-house social workers, helping employees navigate issues like food insecurity, child care, and emergencies — all of which often contribute to employee retention issues. The coaches were introduced as a way to address retention and help support employees so they don’t feel as if they have no other choice but to leave their jobs when trouble arises. The Network originally started in Michigan, but has since expanded to 11 states and serves 200 employers.

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How the Ethical Fashion Movement Changed Policy

Whitney Bauck

May 03, 2022 |

Atmos |

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Response Location: United States, California

Civic engagement led to the passage of a bill that empowers and protects garment workers in California. Citizens were encouraged and taught how to mobilize and participate in the democratic process which eventually led to the successful outcome.

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Athletes Unlimited is the first public benefit pro sports league. What does that mean for the players?

Talib Visram

April 14, 2022 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States

Athletes in the first public benefit pro sports league now have perks that include childcare, charity stipends, an emphasis on racial equity, and representation on committees that make decisions on behalf of players. Athletes Unlimited is a public benefit corporation, which means it prioritizes social good over profits.

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Are community jobs the solution for Missouri's sheltered workshops?

Madison Hopkins

February 23, 2022 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Sedalia, Missouri

Even as several states banned subminimum wages for disabled workers and adopted versions of the "employment-first" legislation in the country, the Center for Human Services became an anomaly when it closed its sheltered workshop programs in Missouri where they find immense support. In the last five years, the non-profit has focused, instead, on helping adults with disabilities gain employment in traditional jobs in their own communities and earn minimal wages.

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Trolley Times

Nyima Pratten

November 30, 2021 |

Vice |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Delhi

To help protestors communicate more effectively across large demonstration sites in Delhi, activists created Trolley Times, a digital and print newspaper dedicated to chronicling the farmers protest movement. The paper's circulation grew from around 1,000 copies to roughly 7,000, and it has attracted tens of thousands of followers across online platforms, helping to amplify the movement's message outside of Delhi and India.

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Unionization could help home health care workers with wages, experts say

Eric D. Lawrence

October 19, 2021 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

SEIU represents about 500,000 home care workers nationwide, offering union benefits and protections like individual health care, a retirement program, raises and better wages, additional training and access to personal protective equipment. For many — especially those working in Washington, California, New York and Illinois — unionization is a large part of the solution for home caregivers to receive representation and a living wage.

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Building Lego robots for job interview – helping people with autism find employment

Domantė Platūkytė

October 02, 2021 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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Response Location: Lithuania

A Lithuanian organization is helping neurodiverse applicants gain a foothold in the job market by tailoring the hiring process to their needs. Despite have the necessary skills, neurodiverse applicants often face roadblocks in the hiring process that fail to highlight their skills and abilities. Specialisterne is changing that.

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Tribaja connects Black and Latinx workers with equitable tech companies

Courtney Duchene

July 27, 2021 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tribaja connects a diverse pool of qualified candidates to tech companies that have cultivated supportive work environments for people of color in an industry that has famously lacked inclusion. Tech companies have attempted to draw a more diverse population into their workforce but have met with little success. "Tribaja has helped about 100 people find jobs this past year."

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People need jobs. Nonprofits need volunteers. Socialwyze's solution is hourly wages for good work.

Steven Monacelli

July 20, 2021 |

Dallas Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Nonprofits in need of volunteers now have a roster of potential help through Socialwyze. The for-profit company connects people experiencing unemployment with organizations that need help. Daily living wages are paid for by funders of Socialwyze.

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For a fragile child care system, shared services and legislative activism show potential

Jack Rooney

June 26, 2021 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

The State Early Learning Alliance is a membership organization of about 30 independent child care centers that pools resources to save money on essential services and free up time to focus on providing high-quality care. The group harnesses shared purchasing power to negotiate better deals for a wide range of necessary goods and services, including building maintenance, insurance, payroll and administration, food, and classroom supplies. Providers save thousands of dollars a year, which can help with skyrocketing child care costs and staff shortages due to low pay.

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