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A New Mission Helping Low-Income Car Buyers
By Martha M. Hamilton Many folks who are fortunate enough to have some financial flexibility view the end of one career as a chance to pursue what’s in their hearts or to develop new passions. Some do it through volunteering; others take jobs that wouldn’t…
Author: Washington Post
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Community Colleges Want You
Excerpt: As they begin to hit retirement years, baby boomers are expected to flood community colleges for the credentials and training they will need to reposition themselves for second careers. The nation’s 1,200 community colleges see the wave coming. They are scrambling to create new…
Author: The New York Times
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Positive Ageing Week
Summary: Irish Minister for Health Mary Harney, during Positive Ageing Week, (established by Age Action Ireland, an Atlantic grantee), said she is considering the appointment of an Ombudsman for Older People. Older adults in Ireland will be pleased, seeing as 11 per cent of the…
Author: Irish Times
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Online Clearinghouse Sizes Up What Works in Array of Programs
Online Clearinghouse Sizes Up What Works in Array of Programs By Debra Viadero The U.S. Department of Education isn’t the only organization in Washington with a “what works” Web site. Over the past five years, Child Trends, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group, has been quietly…
Author: Education Week
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CAP heralds an older, louder, stronger Northern Ireland
Contact: Joanne McKeirnan Help the Aged Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9072 8648Mobile: 07816 317 774Email: joanne.mckeirnan@hta.org.uk For immediate release: 3 October 2006 CAP heralds an older, louder, strongerNorthern Ireland Today (Tuesday 3 October 2006), four major Northern Ireland organisations join forces with the launch of…
Author: Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP)
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Commission Promotes Age Discrimination Laws
Commission Promotes Age Discrimination Laws The Equality Commission today (Monday 2 October) launched a campaign promoting new age discrimination laws which protect workers, job seekers and vocational trainees from discrimination because of their age. The launch in Equality House, Belfast was attended by Minister of…
Author: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
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After-school programs for older students may take flight
Excerpt: Middle school students who participate in the Citizen Schools after-school program get to meet real architects, argue court cases in front of veteran judges, and walk bomb-sniffing police dogs on any given afternoon. And the dynamic program, a study finds, translates into greater success…
Author: EducationDaily.net
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HHS Announces More Than $13 Million for Community Prevention Programs for Older Americans
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the release of more than $13 million to 16 states to improve the health and quality of life for older Americans. This announcement, part of a collaboration with The Atlantic Philanthropies announced earlier this…
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Sutherland urges Irish to adapt to needs of migrants
Summary: Irish people will have to adapt their sense of nationality to include migrants if we are to integrate immigrants successfully into society, the UN’s special representative on migration, Peter Sutherland, said yesterday. Mr Sutherland was speaking at the publication of a policy document on…
Author: Irish Times
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Scheme for vulnerable children to get €36m
Excerpt: The Government is to co-fund a new €36 million programme aimed at helping disadvantaged and vulnerable children. Minister for Children Brian Lenihan, announced details of the €18 million funding today. The initiative is part of a joint venture with the Atlantic Philanthropies. for full-text…
Author: The Irish Times
