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Advocacy by a Veteran, for Veterans.
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 10:10 AM EDTJoey Strickland is a veteran who learned a lot about leadership during his service. Now that he's retired, he has dedicated his life to veteran affairs and has come up with a state program that he hopes will enable the nation as a whole to better serve its veterans.
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Guest Post: Small Business at Work to Improve Treatment & Recovery Services
Posted by on May 23, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDTDuring Small Business Week, we are highlighting a few examples of small businesses working in prevention, treatment or recovery. Today’s guest blog post comes from the Co-Deputy Directors of NIATx, an organization that helps lower costs and improve effectiveness in the field of mental health care.
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Advancing Justice: The Fight Against Human Trafficking
Posted by on May 23, 2012 at 9:00 AM EDTA. Marisa Chun, Deputy Associate Attorney General, writes about the Department of Justice's work in combating human trafficking.
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Small Business with Big Impact: Substance Abuse Treatment Providers in Our Communities
Posted by on May 21, 2012 at 1:19 PM EDTThis week the Small Business Administration observes National Small Business Week, a time to recognize the importance of supporting small-business owners. As part of National Small Business Week, we’ll highlight small businesses doing outstanding work in the prevention, treatment, and recovery fields.
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My First Job: Jon Carson
Posted by on May 17, 2012 at 1:40 PM EDTThe Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the White House looks back on his first summer job, which was hot, dusty and offered his first chance to earn some money
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Eliminating Barriers to Entry: Increasing Braille Used in STEM
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:50 PM EDTMotivated by a desire to help others, John Boyer, founder of Abilitiessoft, Inc., continually works to eleviate the difficulties he faced growing up with a disability and finding that there was an inadequate amount of STEM material in offered in braille.
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Princess Wishes
Posted by on April 19, 2012 at 7:14 PM EDTAlyssa Pietruszka, a 13 year-old whose magical time at a fairytale resort helped her beat cancer, discusses her passion for volunteering.
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Preserving Our Natural Resources for the Future
Posted by on April 13, 2012 at 1:16 PM EDTLead by Chairman Harold "Gus" Frank, the Potawatomi Community proves their commitment to protecting Mother Earth and "ensuring that future generations will have access to clean air, water and land," by incorporating renewable and energy-efficient initatives into their daily lives.
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Raising the Voices of Women in the Health Care Reform Debate
Posted by on March 21, 2012 at 11:19 AM EDTEmpowering women to be their own advocates, Sara Finger, Founder and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH), commends the strides of the Affordable Care Act and continues to fight for the health care needs of women in her state.
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A to Zydeco: Saving the Diversity of American English
Posted by on March 19, 2012 at 7:53 PM EDTThe National Endowment for the Humanities completes its longest continuously-funded project - the Dictionary of American Regional English, a product of a long-term collaboration among federal and state agencies, private foundations, and individual donors.
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