| | Hi Friend, Welcome to the new State of the South website! Through analysis, reporting, virtual and in-person events, State of the South amplifies issues of inequity and poverty, calling on individuals to cultivate deeper connections and collectively pursue change that benefits everyone. This updated and reimagined platform serves as digital resource, featuring policy briefs, blog posts, reports, webinars, videos and event information, alongside the latest updates from the State of the South program. We invite you to explore the website and join us as we work towards a more equitable South. |
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| Hi there, Welcome to the new State of the South website! Through analysis, reporting, virtual and in-person events, State of the South amplifies issues of inequity and poverty, calling on individuals to cultivate deeper connections and collectively pursue change that benefits everyone. This updated and reimagined platform serves as digital resource, featuring policy briefs, blog posts, reports, webinars, videos and event information, alongside the latest updates from the State of the South program. We invite you to explore the website and join us as we work towards a more equitable South. |
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|  | Economic Mobility and Security MDC launches Student Debt Outreach Platform in June What is the Student Debt Outreach Platform? It is a living resource page where student debt borrowers can receive timely outreach materials related to student debt. Through the resource page, individuals and organizations can also track the success and reach of the outreach materials that you use. Join us for a special launch event on June 13th from 12-1pm to learn more about the Outreach Platform.You can register for this virtual event at the link below. For a sneak peek, check out the platform here. Read More → |
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|  | Educational Equity LENS-NC Community Showcase Join us on June 28th for a Community Showcase where our LENS-NC network will share their visions for supporting marginalized students with learning differences. The LENS-NC network is a collective of 20 organizations working at the intersection of education equity and learning differences to advance work to reduce disparities in educational outcomes among students with diagnosed and undiagnosed learning differences. Their aim is to create learning environments where students thrive! Learn more and register for the community showase at the link! Read More → |
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| Economic Mobility and Security MDC launches Student Debt Outreach Platform in June. What is the Student Debt Outreach Platform? It is a living resource page where student debt borrowers can receive timely outreach materials related to student debt. Through the resource page, individuals and organizations can also track the success and reach of the outreach materials that you use. Join us for a special launch event on June 13th from 12-1pm to learn more about the Outreach Platform.You can register for this virtual event at the link below. For a sneak peek, check out the platform here. Learn More → |
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| Educational Equity LENS-NC Community Showcase Join us on June 28th for a Community Showcase where our LENS-NC network will share their visions for supporting marginalized students with learning differences. The LENS-NC network is a collective of 20 organizations working at the intersection of education equity and learning differences to advance work to reduce disparities in educational outcomes among students with diagnosed and undiagnosed learning differences. Their aim is to create learning environments where students thrive! Learn more and register for the community showase at the link! Learn More → |
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| | |  | Medicaid Expansion Op-ed featured in Post and Courier Check out MDC's recent commentary on Medicaid expansion in South Carolina's Post and Courier: Medicaid expansion is a win for North Carolina. It can be for South Carolina, too. On Dec. 1, 2023, when the gates opened for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, people of all kinds were standing outside, waiting to enter a long-awaited future. They were people in the coverage gap — not quite low-income enough to qualify for Medicaid, but not high-income enough to qualify for a private-market health insurance subsidy. They were service workers and health care workers, educators and artists. Read More → |
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 | Congratulations to MDC's Spring Graduates! Please join us in congratulating our Spring 2024 Graduates! Communications Daniel Bradford, Genesis Ramirez Equity Centered Leadership and Philanthropy Nina Rivers Rural Prosperity and Investment Kinsey Beauclair, Chandler Briggs, Maeve Goldberg, Ruby Kinder, Eleanor Tyson, and Diana Williams |
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| | | | |  | Save the Date! State of the South in Atlanta Oct. 1-3, 2024 Join us for State of the South Atlanta as we gather around food, art, and critical conversation on making Atlanta, Georgia, and the larger South more equitable. What policies and investments must we prioritize to ensure today’s youth thrive in 2055?
Sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Kresge Foundation. |
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