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Sure, It's Not Perfect. But A Couple Of Teens Made The Most Authentic Obamacare Pitch I've Seen.
These kids don’t meet the expectations of health care insurance advocates, and that’s a good thing. Because it’s real people with real problems who know how to keep it real. Atlantic grantee Mississippi Center for Justice made this video as part of its efforts to help…
Author: Upworthy
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New public charity announced
By Ceoloa Wilson A new public charity dedicated to grant making for non-profit organisations was announced by the Atlantic Philanthropies today in support of the Bermuda Community Foundation (BCF). At a press conference held this morning Atlantic also announced a $6 million award to the…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Alameda County Health Clinic Network for Neediest
Karen Gersten-Rothenberg, director of Havenscourt Health Center, talks with Carlos Aguilar and his mother. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle By Stephanie M. Lee Getting blood drawn should have been an easy part of Selesi Alatini’s checkup. But on this day, the nurses at Havenscourt Health…
Author: San Francisco Chronicle
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Boost for University of Limerick in €52m Investment Creating 225 New Jobs
Dr. Mary Shire, Vice President Research UL and Professor Kieran Hodnett, Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering UL welcome An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, TD to the University of Limerick. Photo: Alan Place By Ailish O’Hora The University of Limerick is to benefit from a €52m…
Author: Independent.ie
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Syracuse School District Names 50-Member Task Force on Student Conduct
Lekia Hill, lead organizer in Syracuse for the Alliance for Quality Education, asks UCLA expert Dan Losen a question at a Sept. 30 board session. Hill was named one of 50 members of the district’s new Code of Conduct Task Force. Photo: Gary Walts By…
Author: Syracuse.com
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Goodbye Zero Tolerance: Program Aims to Cut 'School-to-Prison Pipeline'
Students at Charlestown High School in Boston join a discussion circle on Sept. 27, part of Diploma Plus, a restorative justice program that offers at-risk students guidance, conflict resolution and peer mentoring. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for NBC News By Miranda Leitsinger, Staff Writer, NBC News…
Author: NBC News
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Connecting Children and Families to Health Insurance: Why Are Cities Involved?
By Chuan Teng With all of the attention on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some people may not know that millions of children and families are currently eligible for but not enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Although there are provisions in the…
Author: CitiesSpeak
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Curing Violence Starts at the Community Level
Photo: Flickr via MediaPlanet By Emily Morrow David* was a model eighth-grader. He had exemplary grades, a near perfect attendance record and scored well on all his state exams. Then, he made his first suicide threat. He was hospitalized for a day or so, but…
Author: Mediaplanet
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Coming of Age with Stop and Frisk: Experiences, Self-Perceptions, and Public Safety Implications
> Read and Download the Report Amid the debate about stop and frisk in New York City, its relationship to reductions in crime, and concerns about racial profiling, one question has gone largely unexplored: How does being stopped by police, and the frequency of those…
Author: Vera Institute of Justice
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South Africa: TAC Protests Against Shortages of Life-Saving Drugs
BY MARY-ANNE GONTSANA “We demand accountable leadership”, “Failure to resolve stock-outs = human rights violation”, “Limpopo Department of Health – Failed promises” read placards at the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) march in solidarity with provinces that continue to be plagued by finding essential medicines are…
Author: All Africa