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A Nation of Welcome: Where Americans Want to Welcome Refugees and Why it Matters
From the Great Plains to the Deep South, from the Rust Belt to the Mountain West, a quiet but powerful movement of welcome is reshaping the resettlement experience. A look at where volunteers have signed up to join the Welcome Corps shows how widespread this community-driven support is. Welcome Corps sponsors can be found in… Continue Reading
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Sponsor Circle Program Expands for Americans Welcoming Venezuelans
NEW YORK — The Sponsor Circle Program (SCP) today begins accepting applications from sponsors of Venezuelans who are fleeing economic and humanitarian crises and seeking refuge in the United States through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Process for Venezuelans. Sponsors who may need additional resources and support can learn more and apply at sponsorcircles.org. SCP is an… Continue Reading
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New Data Reveals Welcome Corps Sponsors in Every State + D.C.
More than 65,000 people across the United States have formed sponsor groups in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to welcome refugees through the Welcome Corps. The Welcome Corps is a U.S. Department of State program that empowers everyday Americans to directly support refugee resettlement. This overwhelming response reflects a profound American commitment to welcome those… Continue Reading
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An Unequal Recession Will Breed Unequal Recovery Without Bold Investments
Americans need bold investments—from direct cash payments to boost economic security to funding for improved vaccine distribution and aid to state and local governments that will keep local economies running and preserve public sector jobs. Just as the recession is one of the most unequal, policymakers need to enact sensible, equitable policy that ensures the… Continue Reading
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Targeted Relief and the American Rescue Plan in Five Charts
The American Rescue Plan Act is unique in that it employs the tax code to deliver relief to those struggling most. The five charts below provide a glimpse of how the plan helps families across the income spectrum and also targets economic relief to low- and moderate-income families in the form of cash payments and… Continue Reading
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Intended Consequences: Deliberate Disinvestment Caused Florida’s Unemployment Disaster
What’s happening in Florida underscores deeper challenges with systems that should help those in need, but instead are designed to fail them. Continue Reading
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CareerSource North Central Florida awarded $10 million to grow our STEM workforce
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2014 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On October 15, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) awarded a $10-million grant to CareerSource North Central Florida, in partnership with two other CareerSource Florida regions, to help 600 individuals return to work through a new program, STEM Ready. The award is one of 23 totaling nearly $170 million… Continue Reading
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REPORT: Homeless students in Florida trail their housed peers in attendance, academic and disciplinary indicators
TAMPA, Fla. – The number of homeless students identified in Tampa Bay has nearly doubled over the past decade, according to a new report on the effects of homelessness on students’ education. The report, Homelessness and Education in Florida: Impacts on Children and Youth, is co-authored by the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University… Continue Reading
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Funding tomorrow’s teachers, today
In 2004, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida celebrated its 40-year anniversary by looking forward to the next 40 years. The community foundation’s board began surveying its donors, stakeholders and community members on the role for the community foundation over the next 40 years. Responses were clear: The community foundation was called to advance the… Continue Reading
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ENGAGE: Funders’ Toolkit, Opportunities for Involvement
To education funders, conversations with local educational organizations on improving education and monitoring changes to Florida Standards may seem normal, but many districts don’t realize the untapped potential for innovative partnerships. Continue Reading