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Homewood 'Children's Zone' Vision Advocated
Harlem Children’s Zone is an Atlantic grantee. by Joe Smydo John Wallace, a professor who’s spent more than two years planning the Homewood Children’s Village, said his proposal to provide comprehensive social services to neighborhood children could be operational within 18 months. “I think we…
Author: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
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Report Sounds Alarm on Child Accidents
by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Around the globe, accidents kill 830,000 children — the equivalent of all the children in Chicago — every year, according to a report issued Tuesday by the World Health Organization and Unicef. The report, the first to collect all known…
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Doodle Den Is Tackling Inequality After School in Limerick
Conor Neill (6) with his class in the Doodle Den in St Michael’s Infants School in Limerick. Photograph: Brian Gavin/Press 22 By Carl O’Brien A few weeks ago Siobhán Neill took her six-year-old son, Conor, to McDonald’s as a treat. She was about to ask…
Author: The Irish Times
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Seniors’ groups take to airwaves and Capitol Hill to protect Social Security, Medicare
By David A. Fahrenthold First, AARP tried to convey disappointment. In May, the group launched a TV ad warning that Congress might try to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits as part of a deal to raise the national debt ceiling. “The country can do better,” it…
Author: The Washington Post
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The Irish America Hall of Fame officially opens in Ireland
By Patrick O’Brien The Irish America Hall of Fame is officially inaugurated in Wexford today with Irish Tourism Minister Leo Varadekar doing the honors along with inductee Michael Flatley. The Irish America Magazine Hall of Fame is located near the shore where John F.Kennedy’s family…
Author: Irish Central
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Raising False Alarms
By Bob Herbert If there’s a better government program than Social Security, I’d like to know what it is. It has gone a long way toward eliminating poverty among the elderly. Great numbers of them used to live and die in ghastly, Dickensian conditions of…
Author: The New York Times
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Leaders of 2 Foundations Reflect on the Process of Giving It All Away
By Caroline Preston. Atlantic Philanthropies, a multibillion-dollar foundation that supports a variety of causes including progressive priorities such as changing the U.S. health-care system, and the Avi Chai Foundation, a $593-million fund dedicated to strengthening Judaism, might not seem to have all that much in…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Cover: The 25 Best Givers
With money tight, top philanthropists insist on more bang for the buck. Meet the 25 most effective givers. The KIPP Foundation is an Atlantic grantee. By Suzanne McGee. THE NAME OF THE GAME IN PHILANTHROPY this year is to make your dollars go far —…
Author: Barron's
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An Army Of Changemakers
An idea that began with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps 76 years ago and extends through several presidents in both parties (including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) is about to get turbocharged. Original Source by Jonathan Alter Newsweek Web Exclusive At a dinner…
Author: Newsweek
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Commitment to Service, Volunteerism
COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, VOLUNTEERISM; COMMITTEE: HOUSE EDUCATION AND LABORCQ Congressional Testimony Statement of Harris Wofford Former Senator United States Committee on House Education and Labor February 25, 2009 Let me first thank Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon for convening this hearing on national service and…
Author: CQ Congressional Testimony