{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"84201","title":"3 teams advance to semifinals in Alliance for the American Dream competition","body":"Three teams recently won the local Alliance for the American Dream competition at Arizona State University. The teams,\u0026nbsp;Enfuego, me3 and Care4Me,\u0026nbsp;received seed funding and will advance to the national semifinal event in March 2020, where they will compete for a slot in the finals and be\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-12-02T15:11:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/02\/2019-3:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Three teams recently won the local Alliance for the American Dream competition at Arizona State University. The teams, Enfuego, me3 and Care4Me, received seed funding and will advance to the national semifinal event in March 2020, where they will compete for a slot in the finals and be eligible for up to $1 million of funding from Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative, founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, that finds exceptional people and helps them do more for others together. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Three teams recently won the local Alliance for the American Dream competition at Arizona State University.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/calculator-385506_1920.jpg?itok=PzZr2eKF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191202-3-teams-advance-semifinals-alliance-american-dream-competition","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/calculator-385506_1920.jpg?itok=PzZr2eKF","image_alt":"calculator","image_caption":"Schmidt Futures is investing up to $1 million in a team that can help increase middle class net income. 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