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Alliance for Justice and Council on Foundations Release New Publication, Words to Give By: Leading Voices in Advocacy Funding
November 20, 2008, Washington, DC—In today’s uncertain financial climate, people everywhere have been forced to reevaluate their budgets and foundations are no exception. With less money available to support their program work, many foundations are looking for ways to target their grants in order to…
Author: Alliance for Justice / Council on Foundations
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Medical-legal partnerships: transforming health care
by Barry Zuckerman; Megan Sandel; Ellen Lawton; Samantha Morton Doctors, especially those who care for patients on low incomes, are frustrated that their patients’ health is adversely affected by social determinants. For those patients with an acute or chronic illness, social determinants undercut the effectiveness…
Author: The Lancet
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President says children's wellbeing a major priority
by CARL O’BRIEN IRELAND HAS yet to realise the ambition of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence which pledged to cherish the children of the nation equally, President Mary McAleese said yesterday. Speaking at Tomorrow’s Children, a conference organised by Barnardos, she said that the well-being…
Author: The Irish Times
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A Moment for Progressive Change in America: How Can We Make the Most of It?
Now that we know that Barack Obama will take the office of President of the United States on January 20, the scenario planning that virtually all non-profits and philanthropies have been doing can kick into high gear. My e-mail inbox, and no doubt yours, is…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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State seeks to overturn court's child rape ruling
Shielding victims from abusers under spotlight by Karyn Maughan Justice bosses don’t want to be ordered to protect South Africa’s child rape victims from the horror of facing their alleged abusers in court. The Justice Department was to ask the Constitutional Court today to overturn…
Author: The Star (South Africa)
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Fransman urges health workers to stay in SA
by SIPOKAZI MAPOSA Health MEC Marius Fransman has urged health workers to stay in South Africa, promising to engage more with them to improve conditions in the public health sector and make the province more attractive for doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Speaking…
Author: Cape Argus (South Africa)
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On Education: A Plan to Cut the High School Dropout Rate
by WINNIE HU HIGH school graduation rates are universally seen as a barometer of success, or failure, in education. Parents, college admissions officers, even savvy real estate agents rely on that particular statistic to tell them if a school is any good. But just as…
Author: The New York Times
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Students' well-being tracked to improve lives
by Nanette Asimov Fewer kids in Napa County visit the dentist regularly than kids in other California counties. More San Francisco children teeter on the brink of depression than other children do. And for some reason, fewer parents in Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara…
Author: The San Francisco Chronicle (California)
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Study: Parents can't always afford health insurance for kids
by ALIZA MARCUS More than a fourth of uninsured children in the United States have a parent with health coverage, according to a study whose authors said it shows private insurance is too expensive for many working families. The insured parents of kids without coverage…
Author: Bloomberg News
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TAP-IN Launches in Cleveland
Original Source CLEVELAND, Oct 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — As the number of uninsured reaches 46.6 million nation-wide, the demand for free health clinics that rely on healthcare professionals to donate their time rises. According to a Families USA report released in September 2008,…
Author: MarketWatch / PR Newswire