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Treasury Announces Awards to Benefit Low-Income and Distressed Native Communities
Posted by on August 25, 2011 at 3:49 PM EDTFinancial institutions serving Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities will receive awards that will allow them to increase lending services, start new microloan programs and increase their capacity to serve their target markets.
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Famine in Somalia: The Lives We Can Save
Posted by on August 12, 2011 at 9:41 AM EDTCourtney O’Donnell, Communications Director to Dr. Jill Biden, reflects on their visit to a refugee camp in Kenya that was originally built for 90,000 people, but now has more than 420,000 Somalis who have traveled there seeking food, water and medical attention.
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On the Ground in the Horn of Africa
Posted by on August 9, 2011 at 5:58 PM EDTDr. Jill Biden and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah visit the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to underscore the commitment of the U.S. Government to respond to the immediate crisis of famine. The United Nations estimates that over 12.4 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, including food, water and medical care, across the drought-stricken eastern Horn of Africa.
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Federal Rental Alignment
Posted by on July 27, 2011 at 12:58 PM EDTThe White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) announces new programs that will better serve low-income families who rent from programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Closing the Achievement Gap with Arts Programming
Posted by on July 26, 2011 at 12:02 PM EDTRamon Gonzalez, founding principal of MS 223-The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology, uses statistics to show how arts-powered schools help eliminate the reading achievement gap for low income students.
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HUD: Going to Work in Southern Texas
Posted by on July 25, 2011 at 7:43 PM EDTThe Department of Housing and Urban Development’s programs are at work in southern Texas, addressing gaps in housing and infrastructure.
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Join a Twitter Interview on Development and Aid with the ONE Campaign
Posted by on July 21, 2011 at 7:35 PM EDTGayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Development and Democracy for the National Security Staff, is taking your questions on topics ranging from the GAVI vaccines pledge to the latest issues on foreign aid, global health and international development.
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Improving Social and Economic Opportunities in the Mid South
Posted by on June 15, 2011 at 6:04 PM EDTIvye L. Allen, President/CEO of the Foundation for the Mid South, stresses the need to invest in people and strategies that promote racial, social, and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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Engaging Disadvantaged Youth to Rebuild Communities
Posted by on June 14, 2011 at 6:27 PM EDTDorothy Stoneman, President and CEO of YouthBuild USA, Inc., recounts the expansion of a program dedicated to involving low-income young people in producing affordable housing over the past three and a half decades.
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Ending Veteran Homelessness
Posted by on June 6, 2011 at 9:06 PM EDTSecretary Shaun Donovan talks about one of the top priorities for himself and President Obama: Ending homelessness among veterans.
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