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High-quality career and technical education (CTE) can help boost in-demand employment opportunities for young people. However, education providers face unprecedented budget pressures as a result of the pandemic. Against this backdrop, we spoke with CTE…
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Terri met Karen when she enrolled in the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) at McLeod Health in Florence, South Carolina. NFP, the state of South Carolina, and Social Finance launched the Pay for Success program in February…
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With an added layer of stress due to Covid-19, organizational leadership can support the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of their staff, allowing them to perform their work in a safe way.
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Making nursing education more affordable can help address the industry shortage and provide economic opportunity for students who may not otherwise be able to pursue nursing careers.
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We need to scale training for nurses to address our country’s long-term healthcare needs. Piloting innovative strategies to make nursing education more affordable and accessible will enable us to reach that goal. Increasing access to…
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Government officials across the country are thinking about how to maintain housing for residents in the face of widespread unemployment caused by the pandemic. Social Finance and MHSOAC analyzed publicly available data and spoke with…
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As school counselors in a California county transitioned to telehealth services during Covid-19, they noticed that engagement with clients had decreased, resulting in shorter sessions. Counselors requested help from county leadership who reached out to…
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Social Finance administered a survey that aimed to assess the potential for outcomes-based funding (OBF) to help align funding priorities towards the social determinants of health.
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The effects of the COVID-19 crisis are expected to linger for many years to come. With these problems comes the opportunity to utilize Pay for Success programs in order to create long-term, meaningful impact, especially…
