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By Marian Wright EdelmanPresident, Children's Defense FundSince our founding almost forty years ago, the Children’s Defense Fund has fought to ensure that all children in America receive the healthy start they need and deserve. Next week marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the…

Young children who participated in a media programme to increase their awareness of diversity showed clear changes in their socio-emotional development, cultural awareness and inclusive behaviour, according to an evaluation by the Centre for Effective Education at Queen’s University Belfast. The randomised controlled trial examined…

By Glenn Ruffenach Medicare probably wins the prize as the federal government’s most complicated creation. (Well, either Medicare or the Tax Code.) Now, a program that helps beneficiaries better understand how Medicare works is expanding to additional states. And the program’s founders could use your…

By Oliver Lee You don't need to be Angelina Jolie or Bono to be a great humanitarian. Nothing against celebri-tarians, of course. It can't be easy galavanting across the globe, giving speeches for good causes, paparazzi pouncing every time you hug a malnourished Sudanese child.…

The below Royal Gazette article features some of the findings of a new report, "Out of School and 'On the Wall': A qualitative look into the lives of unemployed young Black Bermudian men and the gender gap in educational attainment," by Drs. Monique Jethwani-Keyser and…

A study on ageing in Ireland has found significant indications of undetected illnesses among people over 50 and highlights the large voluntary contribution made to society. A study on ageing in Ireland has found there are significant indications of undetected illnesses among people over 50.…

By David MorrisonThe National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions has received a grant to put a program into place that will help senior citizens attain financial security. The National Federation reported that the grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies will lead to eight CDCUs receiving…

SpunOut.ie’s Ruairí McKiernan talks about promoting positive mental health and booking the Dalai LamaWhy did you start SpunOut.ie? It started in my bedroom in Ballyshannon, in rural south Donegal, in 2004. I’d been an activist with ambitions to change the world. But I became tired of being anti-everything.…

In Northern Ireland, 40% of households rely on social security as their main source of income – and the number of people of pensionable age is projected to increase significantly from 266,000 in 2002 to 313,000 by 2017. However, as many as 35% of older…

...To Help At-Risk Children One of the most common prejudices against older adults in the US is the belief that a majority of them are sick or disabled. The reality is that 85 per cent of older Americans are basically healthy, active and independent. If…