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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
17 September 2020
California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The Fire and Forestry Recruitment Program serves as an intermediary between formerly incarcerated people trained as firefighters and the agencies they seek work from once they have been released from prison. Californi...
25 August 2020
Los Angeles County, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Finding gainful employment after incarceration is hard in the best of times, but during a global pandemic it's even more challenging. A Los Angeles nonprofit, Chrysalis, has been able to place the hard-to-employ job s...
13 August 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The South Central Leadership Academy was started in Los Angeles by a college student who believes that gun violence survivors like him should lead the community response in finding solutions to violence. Its first yea...
9 August 2020
Paducah, Kentucky, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Vocational training and life skills classes at the McCracken County Regional Jail help prepare incarcerated people for stable jobs and living situations once they are released. Of the first 16 to complete vocational t...
Science Africa
Leopold Obi
Mary Hearty
22 June 2020
Kenya
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800-1500 Words
Kenya's textile industry is finding new purpose and providing jobs to many during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the industry had previously been nearly obsolete due to the import of clothing, the pandemic has given ...
2 June 2020
Henderson, Nevada, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Western Governors University in Henderson, Nevada is one of many educational institutions in the United States redefining how students can get degrees through technical skill-oriented programs. Students can obtain cer...
7 May 2020
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Hour Children is one of several programs throughout the U.S. that focuses on employing "God-given dignity" to help incarcerated mothers maintain relationships with their children and find sustainable futures after the...
6 May 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
What started out as a way to help provide face masks to those who needed them during the Covid-19 pandemic, turned into a job skill training opportunity for some refugees in Chicago. Although the funds earned from par...
11 April 2020
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Contact tracing, the act of identifying the people that someone infected with COVID-19 has come into contact with to reduce transmission, is front and center for Salt Lake City County’s Infectious Disease and Epidemio...
9 April 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
An innovative partnership between Bell Shelter, a homeless shelter, Grow Good, an urban farm, and the Salvation Army is bringing healthy food and cooking to a new audience in Los Angeles. People experiencing homelessn...
2 April 2020
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Baltimore, a successful social enterprise collaboration involves employing formerly incarcerated people to deconstruct valuable old wood from abandoned homes, preparing the wood for production, then turning the woo...
18 March 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
Serenity Soular is a worker-owned cooperative that installs solar panels in an affordable way, focusing on communities of color in North Philadelphia. They employ local residents through an apprenticeship program, tra...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
12 February 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A workforce development initiative, PowerCorpsPHL, pays participants to learn skills and gain hands-on experience for jobs that offer long-term career opportunity in the field of environmental sustainability. Particip...
1 February 2020
Jordan
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
Jordan is dealing with an influx of Syrian refugees that are putting a strain on already scarce resources like water. In response, the United Nations World Food Program has started to grow barley and other foods hydro...
30 January 2020
Cairo, Egypt
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1500-3000 Words
An initiative run by the UN Refugee Agency in Cairo called NilFurat teaches women in countries around the Nile and Furat rivers creative skills for them to make a living. The women learn skills like hand sewing, machi...
2 January 2020
Logan, Utah, United States
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800-1500 Words
Training rural residents to work from home eases the struggle with unemployment. Utah’s Rural Online Initiative program provides rural residents with an online work certificate and training in online tools such as vid...
20 December 2019
Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Although Indonesia is making efforts to improve disability rights, progress is slow. In the meantime, a group called Economic Empowerment for Entrepreneurs with Disability (EEED) was formed in partnership with the Bri...
18 December 2019
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A partnership between a nonprofit health organization and a community health service program has helped provide enhanced training and more robust mentorship opportunities for home health aids in the New York City area...
LA Progressive
Alexandria Jacobson
15 December 2019
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To fight food insecurity—especially with those experiencing homelessness—Chicago has created a network of programs and organizations across the city to support those who need it in many different ways. One example is ...
13 December 2019
Delta, Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As the number of mining jobs in Colorado has decreased, solar power holds the promise of future employment opportunities, as exemplified by an educational program at Delta High School. The class “Solar Energy Training...
9 December 2019
Draper, Utah, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
At Utah State Prison, the New Visions Speech Club is teaching inmates public speaking. The club gives inmates the opportunity to practice communication and bolster their confidence – two skills that can help them in t...
6 October 2019
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
New Haven Nonprofit group ConnCAT provides free job training for low-income and disadvantaged individuals to help them find a stable income. The program has created positive partnerships with businesses and entities a...
8 September 2019
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A program run by the Cambridge Housing Authority that provides wraparound support to students in eighth grade through sophomore year of college has helped two-thirds of program alumni move out of the city's public hou...
5 September 2019
Round Rock, Texas, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
With the assistance of a local non-profit partner, Dell Technologies created a program to recruit employees on the autism spectrum to tap into an under-utilized section of the labor pool. Dell Technologies reflects th...
22 August 2019
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In Des Moines, Iowa, the Evelyn K. Davis Center provides wraparound support to a wide range of populations seeking stable employment. From internet access to financial counseling to job coaching, the center aims to "i...
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