Impactfully No. 23: Literacy seeks justice

This week, the right to read becomes a social justice issue, technology adopts modular components for sustainability, and your child's next field trip could be on an electric bus.

This is our last issue of the year, so we want to wish you happy holidays from the One Work team! We hope you find time to relax and reflect with friends and family alike, and we'll see you in 2023 to help you find a great social impact career.

⚖️ Foster DEI

How dyslexia became a social justice issue for Black parents

An estimated 5 to 15 percent of the population has dyslexia, the most common language disability, which hinders a person’s ability to read words correctly and efficiently. But in Boston and countless other communities, Black and Latino families have a much harder time than their White peers accessing key tools to literacy.

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Advocates for Children of New York ensures a high-quality education for New York students who face barriers to academic success, focusing on students from low-income backgrounds.

Carroll School empowers children with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia, to become academically skilled students who are strong self-advocates and confident lifelong learners.

Landmark enables and empowers students with language-based learning disabilities to reach their educational and social potential.

🌱 Go green

Dell Lays Out a Vision for Sustainable Gadgets With Latest Modular Laptop Concept

The computer giant's new Concept Luna prototype does away with screws and adhesives.

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Enervee helps our planet by empowering shoppers to choose the most efficient products and to make every buying decision an energy-smart buying decision.

Vice President Business Development, Energy Efficiency - Remote

Back Market's mission is to build trust and desire for renewed devices.

WeaveGrid helps utilities absorb the coming waves of vehicle electrification.

🍎 Advance education

School districts get billions for electric school buses

Federal and state governments are practically giving away electric school buses.

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Blue Bird designs and builds the world’s safest buses to get our children to and from school.

Lightning eMotors converts dirty trucks and buses from gasoline and diesel to all-electric, zero-emissions vehicles.

Lion Electric develops intelligent solutions and manufactures sustainable products on the cutting edge of technology.