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After years of writing about the mass incarceration of Americans, it gives us great pleasure to share this headline with everyone in the social services community.
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Topics: Juvenile Justice, Government, nonprofit, Mass incarceration in America,, social justice, Overpopulation, prison reform, Incarceration America
Where have all the CDCs gone? For decades, Community Development Corporations tackled some of America’s most challenging problems: neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing, community economic development, workforce development and job creation, financial empowerment and food access.
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Topics: Government, nonprofit funding, nonprofit, social workers, civic leaders, federal funding, social justice, Community Development Corporations
Henry Ford, not the US Labor Bureau, instituted the first major increase in the minimum wage. In January 1914, Henry started paying his auto workers a remarkable $5 a day. Doubling the average wage helped ensure a stable workforce and likely boosted sales since the workers could now afford to buy the cars they were making. It laid the foundation for an economy driven by consumer demand.
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Topics: Government, social workers, social justice, American unions
