Results List
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New program seeks to Elev8 east Balto. youth, families
Source: Baltimore Examiner
A program new to Baltimore is aiming to help nearly 500 families on the east side succeed by focusing specifically on its young people. City, school system and community leaders welcomed a $12 million grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies yesterday to implement Elev8 [pronounced "elevate"].…
Resource type: News
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For Elderly in Rural Areas, Times Are Distinctly Harder
Source: New York Times
By Kirk Johnson. Lingle, Wyo. — Norma Clark, 80, slipped on the ice out by the horse corral one afternoon and broke her hip in four places. Alone, it took her three hours to drag herself the 40 yards back to the house through snow…
Resource type: News
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Building a Movement for Elder Women’s Advocacy
Source: The Womens Foundation of California
A report offers three key recommendations for California advocates and policymakers to follow to ensure that elder women age with well-being, dignity and economic security, according to this report on The Elder Women’s Initiative, a 2008 effort to build a movement led by elder women…
Resource type: Research Report
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Seething beneath the surface
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
University of the Witwatersrand is an Atlantic grantee. By Monako Dibetle and Mandy Rossouw. It has been 18 months since the violent xenophobic attacks broke out across the country. Monako Dibetle and Mandy Rossouw talked to foreigners from across Southern Africa, locals and experts and…
Resource type: News
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Campaign Launched to Eliminate Gender Inequities in Health Coverage
Source: PHI Blog
The National Women's Law Center and PHI are Atlantic grantees. The National Women’s Law Center has kicked off a campaign to educate women about gender inequities in health care coverage. “Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition” was launched on October 20 to mobilize…
Resource type: News
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Winners of NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Competition Meet President Obama
Source: Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship is an Atlantic grantee. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), an international non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurship among youth in low-income communities, announced October 8 that the winner of the 2009 OppenheimerFunds/NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge presented by Kathryn…
Resource type: News
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Guide for principals on helping gay pupils
Source: The Irish Times
GLEN is an Atlantic grantee. by Kitty Holland TWELVE YEARS of age is the most common age for a lesbian, gay or transgender young person to become aware of their sexual identity. It is at the age of 17 that a young person is most…
Resource type: News
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USAction to Mark Ten Years of Building National and Grassroots Progressive Leadership
Source: USAction
Health Care for America Now is an Atlantic grantee. Tenth Anniversary Progressive Leadership Awards to honor those who have helped build our movement and moved us closer to comprehensive health care reform. USAction will celebrate its tenth anniversary at its annual Progressive Leadership Awards Gala…
Resource type: News
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Achievement gaps narrowing in US schools since No Child Left Behind
Source: Christian Science Monitor
The Center on Education Policy is an Atlantic grantee. A new study looked at student performance in all 50 states since 2002, when No Child Left Behind Act took effect. The focus: achievement gaps for minority and low-income students. By Amanda Paulson, Staff writer of…
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Harlem Children's Zone for Chicago?
Source: Catalyst Chicago
Original Source LISC Chicago, ISS (now Elev8), and Harlem Children's Zone are Atlantic grantees. Posted by Lorraine Forte In Government and Policy Three Chicago neighborhoods are taking the first steps toward potential replication of the Harlem Children’s Zone, the highly-praised program that provides education and…
Resource type: News