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Guest Post: What We Must Do About Addiction
Posted by on September 20, 2012 at 10:44 AM EDTIn honor of Recovery Month, we have a guest post from Kevin Kirby, CEO and Co-Founder of the South Dakota-based non-profit "Face it TOGETHER."
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The Health Care Law is Saving Americans Money
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM EDTAccording to a new report, consumers saved more $2 billion in the past year, thanks to new rules that protect people from insurance industry abuses
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Mobilizing Capital in Places that Need it Most
Posted by on August 16, 2012 at 4:18 PM EDTRecently, the Treasury Department announced $186 million in new CDFI investments to 210 organizations. This represents the largest single announcement of award dollars and award recipients in the history of the CDFI Fund.
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Educare: A Catalyst for Change
Posted by on June 22, 2012 at 2:17 PM EDTCaren Calhoun believes that every child deserves a fair shot at a good education, and that's why she devotes her efforts to working for Tulsa Educare, an organization that tries to break the cycle of poverty by working on Head Start initiatives in the Tulsa area and others.
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Investing Early in Our Children
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 1:30 PM EDTNearly 50 years ago, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton collaborated with Head Start founders Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to help build a comprehensive early education program giving every child a chance to make the American Dream come true, for that child, and for all of us.
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New Perspective and New Opportunities Through Head Start
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 1:15 PM EDTLori Pittman started off in the same position as the people she helps today, so she understands how difficult it can be to provide the education advocacy that kids really need. That's why she has dedicated her time and effort to giving back to the same Head Start program that helped her out so much.
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Building Better Futures for Children and Families
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 12:46 PM EDTRory Sipp has stepped through many roles in the Head Start program and has made it his mission to serve the underprivileged children of the Las Vegas area.
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Creating an Environment of Change for Tribal Head Start
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 12:13 PM EDTRenetta Goeson has made it her mission to improve the schooling of children in her tribe, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) of the Lake Traverse Reservation. Her goal is to provide an environment in which children are respected as sacred and capable and of having enormous potential.
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Collective Impact for Positive Change
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 11:56 AM EDTThe Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Child Development Board provides high-quality early childhood services to children and families including health and wellness services, such as pregnancy education, breast feeding support, home visiting, health and developmental screenings, and medical and dental care.
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Protecting Jobs in the American Wind Industry
Posted by on June 7, 2012 at 11:35 AM EDTHeather Zichal talks about a few key items on the President’s “To-Do” list for Congress –- including extending the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the 48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Credit
