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Agent Orange: Congenital deformities plague Vietnam; U.S. slow to help
By Jason Grotto. DONG NAI PROVINCE, Vietnam. U.S., Vietnam split over whether defoliants used in war are to blame Part 3 of a Tribune investigation finds that the role of defoliants in Vietnam’s high rate of birth defects remains a contentious question decades after U.S.…
Author: Chicago Tribune
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Improving Access to Health Care for Older Adults
The National Senior Citizens Law Center is launching a new campaign to use strategic litigation and administrative policy advocacy to protect low income older adults’ access to affordable health care. The campaign is supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Now is a time when legal advocacy…
Author: National Senior Citizens Law Center
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Cover: The 25 Best Givers
With money tight, top philanthropists insist on more bang for the buck. Meet the 25 most effective givers. The KIPP Foundation is an Atlantic grantee. By Suzanne McGee. THE NAME OF THE GAME IN PHILANTHROPY this year is to make your dollars go far —…
Author: Barron's
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Five Social Innovators in Encore Careers Win $100,000 Purpose Prize
The Purpose Prize and Civic Ventures are Atlantic grantees. SAN FRANCISCO – This year’s winners of The Purpose Prize, a $100,000 award for social innovators in their encore careers, are using a new stage of life to do extraordinary things to improve life for millions…
Author: Encore Careers / Civic Ventures
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Long-Term Care Consumer Voices Strengthened
NCCNHR is an Atlantic grantee. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NCCNHR (formerly the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform) announced today the launch of a major strategic planning process which will help strengthen the organization’s role as a voice for individuals receiving long-term care.…
Author: PR Newswire
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Harlem Children's Zone for Chicago?
Original Source LISC Chicago, ISS (now Elev8), and Harlem Children’s Zone are Atlantic grantees. Posted by Lorraine Forte In Government and Policy Three Chicago neighborhoods are taking the first steps toward potential replication of the Harlem Children’s Zone, the highly-praised program that provides education and…
Author: Catalyst Chicago
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National Hispanic Council on Aging Urges Healthcare Reform and Geriatrics Training as Older Americans Reach 20% of Population
The National Hispanic Council on Aging is an Atlantic grantee. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — National leaders are meeting in Washington for the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) conference Oct. 6-7 to urge Congress to support healthcare reform and address the growing need for…
Author: National Hispanic Council on Aging
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More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation
KIPP and the National Center for Summer Learning are Atlantic grantees. By Libby Quaid, Ap Education Writer WASHINGTON – Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little…
Author: Yahoo News / AP
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Repairing Our Broken Justice System
By Gara LaMarche. This article appeared in the October 5, 2009 edition of The Nation. Since the levees burst in New Orleans and the interstate bridge collapsed in Minnesota, much has been written and said about the need to repair the nation’s infrastructure, too much…
Author: The Nation
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Foundation recovery likely slow
Original Source The Foundation Center and the Council on Foundations are Atlantic grantees. by Ret Boney The injuries foundations sustained during the market downturns were severe, and it likely will be years before foundation giving is back on track, but funders have risen to the…
Author: Philanthropy Journal