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Organization That Promotes Public Service by Older People to Break Into Two Groups
Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy
by Suzanne PerryExperience Corps, a program that recruits older people to mentor and tutor inner-city schoolchildren, is preparing to break away from its parent group, Civic Ventures, and establish itself as an independent charity.Experience Corps, which has grown from a pilot project in 1995 to…
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The rise of the 'granny nannies'
Source: Independent.ie
By Eilish O'Regan Elderly parents are bailing out their adult children with gifts of cash or assets, while regularly helping to care for their grandchildren too.The rise of the "granny nannies" is confirmed in a comprehensive study on ageing published yesterday.Nearly half of respondents cared for…
Resource type: News
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US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam
Source: Vietnam News Brief Service
Health: US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam Vietnam News Brief Service (c) 2006 Toan Viet Limited Company. All rights reserved. The US non-governmental organizations of East Meets West and Atlantic Philanthropies have recently funded nearly $1.5 million for eye care…
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