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Original Source By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer Children raised in poverty suffer many ill effects: They often have health problems and tend to struggle in school, which can create a cycle of poverty across generations. Now, research is providing what could be crucial clues…

Original Source By Kelly Greene The deep recession is forcing millions of Americans in their 50s and 60s to rethink plans for retirement. That shift -- coupled with new legislation out of Washington -- could help spur a commitment to national service not seen since…

The Ministry of Health on March 31 signed a cooperation accord with international and domestic partners in increasing the efficiency of international medical aid to Vietnam. The accord was the outcome of a conference with medical partners, drawing eight bilateral donors, three international organisations, four…

by John M. Bridgeland and Bruce Reed The economic downturn has prompted congressional action to shore up the financial sector and get credit flowing. What's been missing is a concerted effort to respond to a quiet crisis in America - the plight of the nonprofit…

The intensifying economic crisis slams the world of nonprofit organizations. Original Source By Eyal Press In the days between Christmas and New Year's Eve, Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, sat at his desk in Lower Manhattan and reached out to people…

Original Source By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Writer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A cold cheese sandwich, fruit and a milk carton might not seem like much of a meal — but that's what's on the menu for students in New Mexico's largest school district without…

Washington, DC -- Although child welfare spending has increased for at least a decade, several factors driven by the current recession may be converging to threaten states' capacity to serve abused and neglected children.A new Child Trends study, Federal, State, and Local Spending to Address…

Original Source By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, Op-Ed Columnist So maybe I was wrong. I used to consider health care our greatest national shame, considering that we spend twice as much on medical care as many European nations, yet American children are twice as likely to die before…

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…

By Nicholas Kristof So this is what the Senate seems to be coming down to: keeping bridges and throwing students out the window. The effort to prune the stimulus package to make it more palatable to Republicans is focused on slashing money for education. The…