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National Youth Justice Awareness Month

October 24, 2013

October is National Youth Justice Awareness Month – a time when the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Campaign for Youth Justice and our allies host…

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Washington’s Champion HOGS Reunite for Diabetes & You’re Invited!

October 23, 2013

You are invited to a one-of-a kind event honoring the Washington’s Champion HOGS! Meet famed HOGS like MARK MAY, KEN HUFF, DARRYL GRANT, FRED DEAN…

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D.C. nonprofit Miriam’s Kitchen changes its focus

October 21, 2013

Miriam’s Kitchen, a nonprofit that has been providing meals, case management and mental health treatment to individuals in need for the past 30 years in…

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Study: Poor children are now the majority in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµn public schools in South, West

October 20, 2013

Source: byÌýLyndsey Layton, The Washington Post A majority of students in public schools throughout the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµn South and West are low-income for the first time…

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NBCC Releases Third Annual Progress Report on the Disease

October 20, 2013

Breast Cancer incidence and mortality remained essentially unchanged since 2011; no major advances in treatment for breast cancer Washington, D.C., October 11, 2013—The National Breast…

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New Information about Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

October 20, 2013

Most oncologists see very few people with mesothelioma, a relatively rare cancer. The illness originates in a membrane called the mesothelium, which forms a lining…

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Learning from Los Angeles: Building Reuse Key to Meet Housing and Office Demand

October 20, 2013

Reusing and retrofitting vacant and underused buildings, including more than 10 million square feet of vacant space in the urban core, can help Los Angeles…

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Junior Achievement and T. Rowe Price Foundation Launch New Web Portal to Boost Kids’ Money Confidence

October 20, 2013

Portal provides interactive resources for parents, educators, and students to guide discussions about money. Colorado Springs, Colo. – October 7, 2013 – Junior Achievement and…

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Christian Appalachian Project provides shopping opportunity for those in need

October 20, 2013

Seeing Christmas decorations in stores well before Halloween is still a burr under my saddle. It is the commercialism of that holiday season creeping earlier…

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After shutdown, CFCs seek to make up for lost time

October 18, 2013

Source: Federal Times The Defense Department and other federal agencies hustled Thursday to restart Combined Federal Campaign activities as organizers voiced hope that the 16-day…

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Employee Engagement And The Social Bottom Line: Sands Shifting Again?

October 14, 2013

By Tom Watson, Contributor, Forbes Last week in Virginia, we were 90 percent through a terrific panel discussion on the changing nature of charity, corporate…

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Develop Minds & Deliver Dreams

October 12, 2013

Read about TMCF’sÌý27th Awards Gala: Developing Minds and Delivering Dreams By Empowering High-Achieving Students to Overcome Barriers. Click here. Opportunity for companies or government agencies…

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