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Older volunteers do good for schools and for their own health, studies find
Original Source Experience Corps is an Atlantic grantee.By Liz Bowie Three days each week, Frances Gill immerses herself in a third-grade classroom in West Baltimore, usually plopping down next to a small figure working diligently to do a math problem or write a sentence. For 15…
Author: The Baltimore Sun
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The Virus, Vitamins and Vegetables Peers into AIDS Denialism in SA
Original Source Health-e News Service is an Atlantic grantee. Originally posted on March 26th, 2009 by Emily at Jacana Book Blog Book Summary Why were so few people able to declare publicly that the Emperor had no clothes? How was it that a health Minister was…
Author: Jacana Book Blog
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Says 'Thank you' to the Mentoring Network's Volunteers and Supporters
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Big Brothers Big Sisters will take time to recognize and thank its mentors and donors during National Volunteer Week 2009 (April 19-25) as record numbers of volunteer inquiries are creating an increased demand for money to mentor more children. Big Brothers Big…
Author: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
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Studies Show that Students Aren't the Only Ones Who Benefit from School-based Tutoring
WASHINGTON – Tutors over 55 who help young students on a regular basis experience positive physical and mental health outcomes, according to studies released by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The tutors studied were members of…
Author: Experience Corps
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World Exclusive on Irish Television: "Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story"
Chuck Feeney founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies talks openly about his early childhood and what inspired him to be one of the world’s greatest philanthropist. Airing Tuesday 5th May at 10.10pm RTÉ 1 In this world exclusive documentary for RTÉ, multi-billionaire philanthropist and Forbes Top 50…
Author: RTE
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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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Baby boomers aren't sailing into cushy retirements
by JANE GLENN HAAS It wasn’t supposed to end this way. For baby boomers trickling toward retirement, these were going to be the golden years. The good life earned after toiling in some version of the 20th-Century vineyards. A big percentage of boomers envisioned no…
Author: The Orange County Register
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Atlantic Grantees Call Irish Government to Account on Commitment to Children
The issue of whether Ireland needs a referendum to secure children’s rights, has been on the table in the Republic of Ireland for a number of years. Early last week, Atlantic grantee, the Children’s Rights Alliance, called the Irish Government to account with its annual…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Fundraising halfway mark met
Original Source Written by CJ Baker More than 60 years after its closure, the Heart Mountain Relocation Center is becoming harder to forget. Just below the grounds that once held nearly 11,000 Japanese-Americans sits the construction site of a new Interpretative Learning Center. The new…
Author: Powell Tribune
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Foundations Sponsor Pre-Inaugural Service Ball
Atlantic Philanthropies and the Musk Foundation for the first time sponsored a pre-inaugural ball last night to celebrate “change in Washington, the rise of new media, and a renewed commitment to service and the environment.” The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball, held Monday night at the…
Author: Chronicle of Philanthropy