California helps college students cut their debt by paying them to help their communities

From Gail Cornwall / The Hechinger Report: In an effort to help lower student debt while benefiting the community, the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program provides 3,200 students with service jobs and pays them $700 a month.

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Issue Areas:

Alternative Forms of Income, Community Service and Volunteering, Student Debt

Impact Areas:

Creating New Economic Paradigms, Equity

Actors:

Government, Nonprofit / NGO

Communities Served:

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Strategies:

Easing Economic Burdens for Individuals, Reallocating Government / Public Financing

Success Factors:

Empowering People, Leveling the Playing Field, Meeting People Where They Are At, Practicing Human Centered Design, Using Creative Financing, Using Financial Incentives

Geographic Region:

North America

Countries:

United States

Date:

April 5, 2023

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