Results List
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Mayor Daley Says "Elev8 Chicago," A Public-Private Partnership In Five Chicago Public Schools, Has Shown Early Success
Source: Chicago Mayor's Press Office
Program Operates On-Site Health Centers, Extends School Building Hours, Promotes Parental and Community Involvement. Mayor Richard M. Daley today said "Elev8 Chicago," a broad-based public-private partnership that represents an innovative approach to education, adolescent health and community development, has shown early success in meeting its…
Resource type: News
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Building Capacity for Maximum Impact
Gara LaMarche delivers the Keynote Address at the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York Symposium: Baruch College School of Public Affairs. It’s a little odd that I should be standing here this morning to share some thoughts about the role of evaluation in foundations…
Resource type: Speech
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Community Mourn the Loss of Founder Charles F. Feeney
October 9, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – Charles Francis “Chuck” Feeney, an Irish American businessman and philanthropist who devoted his entire personal fortune to global philanthropy in his lifetime, died peacefully on October 9 in San Francisco. He was 92. Chuck Feeney’s philanthropic organizations,…
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Oakland Schools Help Parents Sign Up for Covered California
Source: The California Report
Antonia Briones (left), an Alameda County Social Services Agency eligibility technician, helps Gabino Pablo (right) with Covered California enrollment as the deadline approaches. (Rachel Dornhelm/KQED)The robocall went out this week to every parent of an Oakland public school student:“Hello! This is the Oakland Unified School…
Resource type: News
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NBC News Highlights Community Schools
Source: Coalition for Community Schools
NBC Nightly News reporter Chelsea Clinton recently highlighted a local community school’s Homework Diner program in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Manzano Mesa Elementary School started the Homework Diner program in 2012, aiming to increase homework completion and improve the culture of the school community. With approximately 67%…
Resource type: News
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Human Rights update
Source: Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) News Bulletin
Christmas good news storiesAs the year draws to a close, we’d like to share two recent good news stories that involve ICI clients.1) A client, a migrant woman who experienced domestic violence, was granted a renewal of her residency status on an independent basis this…
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Social Justice and the Life Course
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, addressed the National University of Ireland-Galway's Life Course Institute Seminar. He commented that Life Course projects are important because they are not just about “treating” disadvantage in old age or in youth, but are about breaking…
Resource type: Speech
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Advocacy – Often the Most Direct Route to Social Change
Source: Gara LaMarche
Supporting advocates who work to persuade members of the U.S. Congress of the necessity of allocating more federal money for children’s health programmes... Backing public interest lawyers whose arguments convince the U.S. Supreme Court that capital punishment for youth is unconstitutional.... Convincing lawmakers to…
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Cities taking the lead to provide quality afterschool programs
Source: Nation's Cities Weekly
Excerpt: The quality of an education system is dependent on far more than just the school system and the hours kids spend in school. That is why NLC, in conjunction with the Afterschool Alliance, hosted the first National City Afterschool Summit bringing together more than…
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GW Health Workforce Institute Announces 2019 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity
Source: The George Washington University
The George Washington University (GW) Health Workforce Institute, based at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH), announces the 2019 fellows of the year-long Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program. The program honors health sector professionals with a commitment to health equity and…
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