Results List
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Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families
$900,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Donna Lawrence Appointed Director of the Disadvantaged Children & Youth Program of The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, November 6, 2008 Donna Lawrence, an accomplished foundation director, advocate and government official, has been appointed Director of the Disadvantaged Children & Youth (DCY) program of The Atlantic Philanthropies effective November 24, 2008, Vice President Marcia A. Smith announced today. Lawrence will shape…
Resource type: News
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Immigration Quandary: A Mother Torn From Her Baby
Source: New York Times
Federal immigration agents were searching a house in Ohio last month when they found a young Honduran woman nursing her baby. The woman, Saída Umanzor, is an illegal immigrant and was taken to jail to await deportation. Her 9-month-old daughter, Brittney Bejarano, who was born…
Resource type: News
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Neglect, Abuse Most Common Factors for Children in Care
Source: The Irish Times
By Pamela Duncan Neglect, abuse and mental illness among parents are among the most common reasons for children coming before the child care courts, a project established last year to examine and report on childcare proceedings has found. The first interim report of the Child Care…
Resource type: News
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National, city movements confronts 'State of Black Children'
Source: The Baltimore Sun
In the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, I thought I'd share this report released earlier this week, which takes a crucial and comprehensive look at the 'State of Black Children and Families.'The report, a joint project by the Children's Defense Fund on behalf of the…
Resource type: News
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NM third-highest in number of uninsured children
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
New Mexico has the third-highest rate in the nation of children without medical insurance more than one in six, according to a new report by Families USA. Some 93,000 New Mexico children lack health insurance, according to the report, which is based on the Census…
Resource type: News
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Health Reform Repeal Would Harm Children
Source: First Focus Campaign for Children
United Sates House of Representatives Votes to Turn Back the Clock on Health Care for Kids Washington D.C. - Today, the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of repealing The Affordable Care Act. The First Focus Campaign for Children, a bipartisan children’s advocacy…
Resource type: News
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UCSF Children’s Hospital Receives $100 Million Gift To Build New Hospital
Source: UCSF Medical Center
UCSF Children's Hospital has received a $100 million gift to help fund the construction of its new home at the UCSF Mission Bay campus near downtown San Francisco. The gift is a private donation from San Francisco residents Lynne and Marc Benioff, and is both…
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Law Centre for Children to Open in Ireland
Source: Irish Times
By Noeline Blackwell (FLAC/PILA)Earlier this year a steering committee secured funding to establish a law centre for children in Ireland and to fund its operation for its first two years.There are similar law centres around the world – and as close to home as the Children’s…
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Atlantic Grantees Call Irish Government to Account on Commitment to Children
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The issue of whether Ireland needs a referendum to secure children’s rights, has been on the table in the Republic of Ireland for a number of years. Early last week, Atlantic grantee, the Children’s Rights Alliance, called the Irish Government to account with its annual…
Resource type: News
