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South Tipperary Dementia Project Launched
Launch of the “5 Steps to Living Well with Dementia” project in South Tipperary South Tipperary has been selected as the site for an innovative pilot project to develop and test new service models aiming to divert significant numbers of people with dementia from institutional…
Author: Genio
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Young People Are Not Invincible
by Bob Crittenden, M.D. Co-authored with Aaron Smith, co-founder and executive director of Young Invincibles With the fate of our health care system on the line, one would think that the Supreme Court would base their decisions on clear facts and objective data on the monumental issues…
Author: The Huffington Post
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Found: Older Volunteers to Fill Labor Shortage
This New York Times article features two Atlantic ageing programme grantees — Civic Ventures and the Rose Community Foundation. Both organisations engage older people in encore careers and volunteer positions that combine personal meaning and social impact to solve society’s greatest problems. The Rose Community Foundation received a re-grant…
Author: The New York Times
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Five $100,000 Purpose Prizes Awarded to Americans Making an Extraordinary Impact in their Encore Careers
2011 Winners Work to Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change, Help Immigrants in the U.S. and Improve the Lives of Orphans, Women and Children in China, Latin America SAN FRANCISCO – Civic Ventures today announced the 2011 winners of its Purpose Prize. Five social entrepreneurs over 60…
Author: Civic Ventures
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What's Working for Children 2011 - Conference report, presentations, and more...
Highlights from the What’s Working for Children 2011 Conference Evidence based practice – the what, why and how Dublin, Ireland , 11 and 12 May 2011 “Our natural resource is our children; they will form the next generation and will impact the economy…
Author: What's Working for Children
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Revamp of child services urged
By EOIN BURKE-KENNEDY Early intervention and evidence-based programmes are key to improving outcomes for at-risk children and saving money for the taxpayer in the longer term. This was the clear message to Government from the “What’s working for children” conference in Dublin today. Speaking at…
Author: The Irish Times
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Health care advocates protest cuts at Capitol
Engage Texas, an Atlantic grantee, organised the 30 March 2011 “Cover Texas Now!” Rally highlighted in this article. Their mission is to protect and expand health care for those who need it most. AUSTIN, Texas — Teresa Little needs Texas Medicaid services if she doesn’t…
Author: The Associated Press
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A New Credential for Home Care Aides
By PAULA SPAN When the Direct Care Alliance first offered the test that would lead to becoming a credentialed “personal care and support professional,” Maria Frank, a 60-year-old home care aide in Nazareth, Pa., signed up. She didn’t need the certificate to land a job;…
Author: New York Times
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Youth Leaders to Join Secretary Duncan, Officials, Policymakers for U.S. Education Department's National Youth Summit
Students from high schools and middle schools across the country will travel to Washington this weekend to join administration officials and education policy leaders for the U.S. Department of Education’s “Voices in Action: National Youth Summit,”taking place at Howard University on Saturday, Feb. 26. The…
Author: U.S. Department of Education
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Reactions to Obama's plan to restructure the housing market
By Sarah Halzack. The Obama administration released a white paper on Friday that proposes winding down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and lessening the government’s role in the housing finance system. The Post’s Zachary Goldfarb has a full report on the plan and…
Author: Washington Post