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Older Americans give time, money
Original Source AARP is an Atlantic grantee. Americans age 50 and over are more generous with their time and money than their younger counterparts, says a news study. More than half of people 50 or older volunteer their time, and more than three in four…
Author: Philanthropy Journal
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National Health Insurance a priority, says minister
Original Source JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI) was one of the department’s priorities between 2009 and 2014, deputy Health Minister Dr Molefi Sefularo said. He was addressing the annual conference of the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) at Sun City on…
Author: Mail & Guardian Online
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Time period for immigrants to find work extended
Original Source by STEVEN CARROLL THE PERIOD of time allowed to migrant workers to find new employment after they have been made redundant has been extended by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern. Certain migrant workers who have lived in the State for under five years…
Author: Irish Times
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Pensioners given the voice to fight against fuel poverty
Original Source Age Sector Platform is an Atlantic grantee. Photo: CAMPAIGN: Bill Carson, Alison McElhinney and Phil Evans at the age sector platform PICTURE: Hugh Russell FIFTY-ONE per cent of all households experiencing fuel poverty in Northern Ireland are pensioner households. In Northern Ireland almost…
Author: Irish News
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Dropouts costing Texas billions
Original Source Communities In Schools is an Atlantic grantee. By Kate AlexanderAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF No matter how high-school dropouts are counted, Texas has a lot of them, and together they pack quite an economic punch to the gut. The students in the class of 2012 who…
Author: Austin American-Statesman
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Program to support at-risk students
Original Source United Way International and Communities in Schools are Atlantic grantees. By Judith K. McGinnis Any number of things can affect a student’s school performance. Raging hormones. Conflicts at home. Experimenting with drugs or alcohol. A new pilot program funded by the United Way…
Author: Times Record News (Wichita Falls)
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Shami Chakrabarti on human rights
Orwell was right Original Source Liberty is an Atlantic grantee. Human rights flourished after the second world war. In this video segment, “Tea with The Economist,” Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, hopes their recent decline is an anomaly. About Liberty Liberty is also known as the…
Author: The Economist
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Age Discrimination Claims Jump, Worrying EEOC, Worker Advocates
Original Source AARP is an Atlantic grantee. By Steve Vogel With leaders of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warning yesterday that the American workforce faces “an equal opportunity plague” of age discrimination, workers’ advocates urged commissioners to support new federal protections. Workers filed nearly…
Author: The Washington Post
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Court Declares home affairs actions in deporting asylum seeker as unlawful
Lawyers for Human Rights is an Atlantic grantee. The South Gauteng High Court today ruled that the deportation of an asylum seeker by the Department of Home Affairs was unlawful, unconstitutional, and invalid, and ordered the Department to pay for and facilitate his return to…
Author: Lawyers for Human Rights
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Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity: Scholarship & Fellowship Programs
The American Academy of Nursing, with support from the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City and the Atlantic Philanthropies, seeks applicants for the following Scholarship and Fellowship Programs: The Predoctoral Scholarship program is designed to support 2 years of doctoral work for nurses…
Author: American Academy of Nursing