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How "Adashe" is transforming lives of IDPs in FCT

Hamza Alkali

September 18, 2022 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory

Using grant funding from the Stand With a Girl Initiative, a group of women in a camp for Nigerians who have been internally displaced created Adashe, a collective savings program that helps families in times of need. Participants contribute regular payments toward the fund, which rotates to benefit each of the participants with lump-sum payments that can be paid back without fees or interest.

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Child poverty in the US was stagnant — and then something changed

H. Luke Shaefer Patrick Cooney Betsey Stevenson

September 14, 2022 |

Vox |

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Response Location: United States

The economic impact payments and expanded child tax credits given to American households during the COVID-19 Pandemic helped reduce rates of child poverty and food insecurity.

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Expanded Safety Net Drives Sharp Drop in Child Poverty

Jason DeParle

September 11, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Between 1993 and 2019, government aid for working families in the United States grew, with federal spending on low-income children roughly doubling. This expansion of the safety net coincides with significant declines in child poverty, with research showing that child poverty fell 59 percent during that time period.

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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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Would an innovative approach to child care work in Knox County?

Cheryl Splain

August 05, 2022 |

Knox Pages |

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Response Location: United States

Along the Way is filling a crucial gap in the community by providing in-home childcare services to single mothers who work shifts during the nights or weekends. Through a holistic approach, the organization has enabled mothers to enter or remain in the workforce, ensured fair wages to the caregivers it employs, and is going to start partnering with for-profit employers to make this a community effort.

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Limited access to financial services pushes informal business owners to embrace classical saving schemes

Ndabarasa Eugene

August 01, 2022 |

Royal FM |

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Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

Savings groups called Tontines gather members engaged in informal business, like street merchants, to access financing through peer-to-peer banking and lending. Tontines allow lower-income individuals who typically fail to qualify for bank loans to access financial services and learn to save and manage their money.

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How promise programs can offer more than just college affordability

Kio Herrera

July 27, 2022 |

Prism |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

Promise Programs provide free college educations in the high school graduate’s home state. Along with coaching and other methods of financial support, the initiatives have seen success in increasing graduation rates. The first promise program was implemented in Michigan. Since then, dozens of other states have followed suit.

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How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

Usman Aliyu

June 15, 2022 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

A guaranteed income program in Nigerian is helping recipients build businesses, expand existing ones, and build equity.

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Vista Nueva makes Natomas the next front in keeping people housed as Sacramento's affordability crisis intensifies

Casey Rafter

June 02, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Inspired by temporary housing initiatives launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, California's Homekey program provides grant funding to help communities convert motels and hotels into permanent supportive housing for unhoused people. More than 300 units have been developed in the Sacramento area so far, with a percentage designated for specific populations, such as families with children, tenants with disabilities, and those who access additional services on-site such as mental health and substance use support.

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A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.

Sigal Samuel

May 31, 2022 |

Vox |

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Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

Crime and violence went down by 50 percent in a group of at-risk Liberian men when they were offered therapy as well as cash - even up to a decade later. The long-lasting impact of the study has inspired a similar program in Chicago where youth are given access to therapy as well as job training. Criminal arrests have fallen by half in the group of men who took part in the Chicago initiative.

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