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Obama and the Left
Original Source by Gara LaMarche As the Obama Administration has in recent days taken a couple of steps in the civil liberties/national security area — opposing release of torture photos and declaring an intent to retain some form of military commissions for terror suspects (while…
Author: The Huffington Post
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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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Congress expands AmeriCorps volunteer program
By Ann Sanner WASHINGTON–Tens of thousands of Americans, from teenagers to baby boomers, soon will get a fresh chance to lend a helping hand in a time of need. The House voted 275-149 Tuesday for a $5.7 billion bill that triples positions in the Clinton-eraAmeriCorps program,…
Author: Associated Press
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Senate Moves to Expand National Service Programs
Original Source By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to broadly expand national community service programs, increasing the number of positions to 250,000 from 75,000 and creating new cadres of volunteers focused on education, clean energy, health care and…
Author: The New York Times
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Lawyer body wants detention centre shut
Conditions at a detention centre for illegal foreigners near Musina were appalling and the centre should be declared unlawful, the Pretoria High Court heard yesterday. Acting judge Joseph Raulinga reserved judgment in an application by Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) against the police and the ministers of…
Author: Pretoria News
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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
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Ivy League Aspirations
Getting fifth graders to think about college seems a little goofy. But it’s key to the prospects of the next generation. Original Source by Jay Mathews One hot summer day in 2001, Susan Schaeffler, a 30-year-old D.C. teacher, was in the basement of an Anacostia…
Author: Newsweek
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House Stimulus Bill Includes New Funds for Afterschool
Great news – The House Appropriations Committee economic stimulus package includes new funds for afterschool. In fact, the package contains all of the recommendations the Afterschool Alliance put forth to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi last November regarding targeted investments to help struggling afterschool programs, participants and their…
Author: Afterschool Alliance
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Next-Gen Givers
Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…
Author: Barrons
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Communities In Schools to Receive Major Grant From the Corporation for National and Community Service
Investment Will be Used to Improve the Lives of Young People Nationwide ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Communities In Schools, the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization, is proud to announce that it is one of only three national organizations to receive a competitive grant…
Author: Communities In Schools (Release)