Seedco Launches New Approach to Engage and Serve Low-Income Fathers and Their Children
November 26, 2017Seedco’s Strong Fathers, Stronger Families program is implementing the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) study, a partnership with MDRC, and the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Using a randomized control trial (RCT) design, B3 is designed to test innovative and evidence-informed approaches about the most effective ways to engage fathers and help them become increasingly self-sufficient and responsible parents. MDRC recently released an introductory brief about the B3 study.Learn More
Help Available to Find Affordable Health Care
September 13, 2017A letter to the editor in the Baltimore Sun urges readers to contact Seedco to enroll in affordable health insurance. The letter notes that “Focusing on public education and culturally sensitive face-to-face enrollment services, Seedco strives to create a user-friendly and accessible environment for families enrolling in health insurance.”Learn More
Seedco Expands Health Care Access Efforts in Maryland
August 29, 2017In July 2017, Seedco was awarded a $519,000 grant by the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to expand its valuable work providing consumer healthcare access to Maryland residents. The new grant expands Seedco’s service area from the seven counties of the Upper Eastern Shore to include three additional counties considered to make up the Southern Maryland Region. These counties are Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s. Seedco now operates in ten counties and provides health care enrollment services in two of the program’s eight regions.Learn More
Baltimore Sun: Significant Decline in Uninsured Residents of Maryland’s Eastern Shore Region
August 29, 2017An August 27 Baltimore Sun article details how Maryland’s rural Eastern Shore region has seen a major decline in the share of residents without health coverage. From 2013 to 2015, the number of residents lacking health coverage in one Congressional district dropped by 54% – the largest decrease in the state. Seedco has been a leader in health insurance enrollment in the Eastern Shore since 2013 and we are proud to play a central role in bringing much-needed health coverage to this community.Learn More
Seedco Awarded $1.48 Million from U.S. Dept. of Labor to Serve Justice-Involved Young Adults in Memphis
June 30, 2017Seedco’s Mid-South office in Memphis, TN was awarded $1,480,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)’s Reentry Project grant program to improve employment opportunities for justice-involved young adults in Memphis. This program will build on Seedco’s two existing USDOL grants serving individuals with a history of criminal justice involvement, in both Memphis and Baltimore, as well as Seedco’s programs serving out-of-school youth funded by the Memphis Workforce Investment Network.Learn More
Seedco Holds Ribbon Cutting at New Memphis Office
April 4, 2017On March 29, Seedco held a celebratory ribbon cutting at its Memphis office, organized in partnership with the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce. Seedco has operated programs in Memphis since 2004 and is proud to build on its strong foundation serving the Mid-South region.Learn More
The New York Community Trust recently renewed Seedco’s innovative program, The Self-Sufficiency Project, for its second year of funding. Leveraging the generous support of the Trust, Seedco’s program will continue to help employed homeless families as they transition out of New York City shelters and move towards economic self-sufficiency.Learn More
Seedco’s Executive Director Tara Colton moderated the keynote panel at the NYC Employment and Training Coalition’s annual Policy Forum on January 31st. The panel discussed trends, challenges and opportunities amidst the changing national picture for workforce development as part of the day-long forum, “Advancing Advocacy Through Partnerships in Uncertain Times.”Learn More
Seedco Executive Director Tara Colton was named to two new advisory boards established by the Human Services Council (HSC): the HSC Priority and Strategy Council and the Value-Based Payment Commission.Learn More
Seedco’s Navigator program in the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland has helped thousands of Marylanders enroll in affordable health insurance since the program launched in 2013. Read one consumer’s powerful testimonial about the support they received from Seedco.Learn More