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  • Libraries eliminating fees to boost equity

    Elizabeth Gold

    January 30, 2023 |

    KGTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Libraries across the United States are eliminating overdue fees to be more equitable. As a result, many see an increase in library card renewals, visitors, and returned materials.

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  • The Green Jobs Boom Is Benefiting the People Who Need It Most

    Michelle Ma

    January 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Civilian Climate Corps is developing a workforce of skilled construction workers by offering training to residents of low-income areas of New York City with high gun violence rates. The method allows them to fill a demand in the job market for green energy-related jobs while opening the market to those who are underemployed or unemployed.

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  • California campuses try to lower college costs with free transit

    Carmen González

    January 06, 2023 |

    Boyle Heights Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Colleges in California are providing reduced or free public transit to full-time students in an effort to remove cost barriers for low-income students.

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  • Nearly a third of students at this ski-town college have been homeless. Here's how the school's responding

    Andrew Kenney

    January 02, 2023 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    The rapid rehousing program at Fort Lewis College in Colorado provides students with a free bed in the school’s temporary housing unit while they work with them on finding permanent housing. When necessary, the college also provides financial assistance for things like rent and utilities.

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  • 'This is not charity': A congregation attempts reparations

    Frances Nguyen

    December 29, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A San Francisco Bay Area loan program called the Black Wealth Builders Fund provides low-to-moderate-income homebuyers in black neighborhoods zero-interest loans to cover the down payment on their first home.

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  • Twin Cities electric vehicle car-share program finds success

    Frank Jossi

    December 09, 2022 |

    Energy News Network |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Evie Community Carshare is an electric-vehicle service in areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, with high poverty and pollution rates. Users can pick up a car and leave it anywhere within the service area.

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  • Public transit was free for many Coloradans in August. When fares returned, many riders stayed, data shows.

    Olivia Prentzel

    December 01, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado’s grant-funded Zero Fare for Better Air program allowed riders to use public transit for free in August. When the fares returned at the end of the month many transit agencies still noticed an increase in users compared to before the free access.

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  • Why Paid Sick Leave Is Good For Workers, Employers, and the Economy

    Peter Hull

    November 18, 2022 |

    NBCLX |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Research shows workers who receive paid sick leave are more likely to stay home when sick, thus limiting the spread of illness.

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  • The Sewing Labs apprenticeship program opens pathways for KC residents

    Mili Mansaray

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Sewing Labs provides apprenticeships that teach sewing skills as a route to jobs, financial independence and dignity. The Sewing Labs was recently chosen as one of 207 businesses to participate in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Ambassadors Initiative to present an “earn and learn” model to create equitable and debt-free pathways to good-paying jobs.

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  • Entrepreneurship Fund Boosting Livelihoods of Rwandan Youths

    Umutoni Beatha

    November 07, 2022 |

    The Bridge Magazine |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    The Toolkit program run by the Business Development Fund in Rwanda is helping young entrepreneurs fund their startups. Once a candidate applies for and receives funding by pitching their business idea, they receive a grant for half the cost and a loan for the other half. Loan repayment begins with no interest after a three-month grace period.

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