Results List
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Intergenerational Bond Keeping Families Afloat During the Recession – New Report Finds
Source: NUI Galway
NUI Galway’s Professor Thomas Scharf; TCD Professor Virpi Timonen; Author, Roisin Ingle; Dr Catherine Conlon, and Gemma Carney, NUI GalwayFamily networks and a strong bond between young and old are keeping many Irish people afloat during the recession, according to new research on the relationship…
Resource type: News
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: April 2013
Source: Just and Fair Schools Fund
Watch this quick video to learn about the Just and Fair School Fund’s grant awards, and the youth, parents, congregations, and teachers they support around the country.FeatureThe Just and Fair Schools Fund is pleased to announce $3.8 million in grants over two years to 35…
Resource type: News
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Wright Lassiter On The Cuban Healthcare System
Source: MEDICC
On 30 October 2012 Wright Lassiter, III, CEO of Alameda County Medical Center presented at the American Public Health Association's 140th Annual meeting on his efforts to make health care more accessible and effective. Video courtesy of MEDDIC. MEDDIC and Latin American Medical School (ELAM) are…
Resource type: Video
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Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities
Source: Philanthropy New York
Members of El Centro del Inmigrante help residents in Staten Island in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. By Abigail Westbrook, Special Assistant to Founder and CEO, The Atlantic PhilanthropiesWith our U.S. offices located in New York City, Hurricane Sandy hit close to home. It impacted our…
Resource type: News
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LGBT youth, advocates oppose more cops in Chicago public schools
Source: Chicago Phoenix
Parents and students gathered at Chicago Public Schools headquarters Monday to demand that the school system use proposed federal funding as part of President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence for counselors instead of adding armed police officers.The overuse of school police has resulted…
Resource type: News
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Programme to Support Palliative and Hospice Care in the Republic of Ireland: Final Report
Source: Trinity College Dublin
Investment in end-of-life care has made Ireland a world leader in advancing palliative and hospice care but regional inequities persist, according to an evaluation by Professor Mary McCarron and colleagues at Trinity College Dublin. The evaluation examined The Atlantic Philanthropies’ End of Life programme –…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Republic of Ireland's Chief Justice launches guides on civil partnerships and cohabiting
Source: The Irish Times
This article was originally published on 21 December 2012.By Fiona GartlandTwo guides to civil partnership and cohabitation will provide valuable information for gay, lesbian and bisexual people as well as for legal practitioners, Chief Justice Mrs Justice Susan Denham said last night. She was launching…
Resource type: News
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‘Glass ceiling still exists’ for women in the workplace
Source: The Royal Gazette
The “glass ceiling” still exists for women in the workplace — despite statistics that indicate females’ pay rose faster than males’ during the past decade.That is the view of Elaine Williams, of the Women’s Resource Centre, who was responding to last week’s Government brief on…
Resource type: News
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Landmark Judgment Handed Down by the Constitutional Court on the Management of Tuberculosis in Prisons
Source: NGO Pulse
Today, the Constitutional Court overturned a ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the matter of Dudley Lee vs. the Minister of Correctional Services. This is a landmark case that highlights the State’s responsibility for ensuring that the constitutional rights of detainees are…
Resource type: News
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Caroline’s Story: How Early Literacy Programme Helped Her Children
“The first time I went to Storysacks®, me and the other parents were read to with squeaky voices and loud noises - the way we were supposed to be reading to our kids! When we were read to like that, we understood.” -- Caroline Walker,…
Resource type: Grantee Story