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How Scouting Helped Prepare This Teen to Fight Cancer

March 31, 2015

Katie Casserly never knew how much the Scout Motto 鈥 鈥淏e Prepared鈥 鈥 would apply to her life until she was diagnosed with cancer last…

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Nearly 15 Years Later, Alexander鈥檚 Wish Still Impacts His Life

March 31, 2015

There is just no better news than finding out a wish kid has overcome an illness to go on to better things in life. We…

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Boys Town Paves the Way for Prevention and Early Treatment of Children with Behavioral and Mental Health Problems

March 26, 2015

A place known for second chances will soon be recognized for early intervention practices, giving children with behavioral and mental health problems the best first…

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Children’s National Nurse Retires After 50 Years of Helping Children

March 20, 2015

When you donate to an organization like Children’s National, your support enables听nurses like Clydia McAbee听to care for听families and their children being helped by听one of the…

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Access to Clean Water is a Global Nutrition Issue

March 17, 2015

783 million (1 in 9) people do not have access to clean water,听and it is projected that two thirds of humanity will live in water-stressed…

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Coffee Meets Water: Restoring Clean Water Through Crowdfunding

March 13, 2015

By Nellie Kim and Sarah Ford Can you imagine not having access to clean water?听 The truth is, not having access to clean water is…

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Reaping Big Rewards by Doing the Unexpected

March 12, 2015

By Bill Shore At Share Our Strength, it took us nearly 25 years to learn that doing what is most expected of us required doing…

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Junior Achievement Teams-up With AT&T to Mentor Teens on Career Goals and Choices

March 10, 2015

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow听Up? Such a simple question that is so hard to answer. Did you know what you wanted…

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Breakthrough Paralysis Research Powered By Every Step Taken At The Wings For Life World Run

March 10, 2015

SALZBURG, Austria,听March 5, 2015听/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It all started with a single toe. Even today, Dr.听Susan Harkema听recalls the words spoken by one of the research participants:…

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National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 10, 2015

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is an annual, nationwide observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.…

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This Weekend, Participate in The DRI Walk for Diabetes & Family Fun Day

March 3, 2015

This weekend, join Diabetes Research Institute Foundation for The DRI Walk for Diabetes & Family Fun Day听presented by Walgreens at two locations – our new…

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Hunger in Our Schools

March 3, 2015

By Kristen Bell, No Kid Hungry Supporter As the mother of two little girls, I think a lot about what their lives will be like,…

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