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Senate Stimulus Cuts Fall Heavily on Kids
Source: First Focus
WASHINGTON, DC Today, First Focus, a bipartisan children's advocacy organization, expressed serious disappointment over the proposed deal in the United States Senate regarding the economic recovery package. Specifically, a recent analysis by the organization has found that in the Senate, more that 45 percent of…
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Congressman Yarmuth Calls for Creation of White House Office on Children and Youth
Source: Forum for Youth Investment
Plan would get kids much-needed attention, streamline bureaucracy, cut govt. waste http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/node/674 The Forum for Youth Investment is delighted that Congressman Yarmuth sent a letter to President Obama days after he took office calling for him to issue an executive order that would create a White House…
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
Source: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) -- a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers -- is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
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Fundraising halfway mark met
Source: Powell Tribune
Original Source Written by CJ Baker More than 60 years after its closure, the Heart Mountain Relocation Center is becoming harder to forget. Just below the grounds that once held nearly 11,000 Japanese-Americans sits the construction site of a new Interpretative Learning Center. The new…
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Millions from global Aids fund not forthcoming
Source: The Times
by Sally Evans CHARITIES and non-profit organisations (NGO) are in for a rough two years. Economists say organisations that rely on corporate funding will need to brace themselves for a reduction in cash over the next two years at least. This comes a few months…
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A Growing Chorus In S. Africa Urges Action on Mugabe
Source: The Washington Post
by Karin Brulliard and Colum Lynch Kumi Naidoo joined the struggle against apartheid as a teenager, signing up with a movement that fought for human rights, delivered democracy to South Africa and now governs the country. Last week, he began a hunger strike to pressure…
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Billionaire funds care study for city kids
Source: Evening Herald (Ireland)
Original Source By Kevin Doyle DUBLIN is to be used for a childcare study that could set the standard for facilities around the world. As part of €15m investment in child facilities and studies, it is hoped that West Tallaght can set the benchmark for…
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House Stimulus Bill Includes New Funds for Afterschool
Source: Afterschool Alliance
Great news - The House Appropriations Committee economic stimulus package includes new funds for afterschool. In fact, the package contains all of the recommendations the Afterschool Alliance put forth to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi last November regarding targeted investments to help struggling afterschool programs, participants and their…
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Nursing gets shot in the arm
Source: Business Day (South Africa)
Original Source Click here to listen to the interview. Summit TV speaks to Dr Victoria Pinkney-Atkinson about the award of millions of dollars by The Atlantic Philanthropies into South African nursing educational institutions that may change the face of nursing as we know it. Jane…
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Many Foundations Have Lost Almost One-Third of Their Assets, Chronicle Study Finds
Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source By Noelle Barton and Ian Wilhelm The steep decline in the stock market last year triggered an erosion of foundation wealth, with many grant makers losing nearly one-third of their assets, according to a new Chronicle survey of some of the nation’s largest philanthropies. For…
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