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Helping an immigrant teen stay in school

April 7, 2015

By Nadia Salazar Sandi It was a Friday morning when I headed to meet with Hugo.* This was one of the first interviews I had…

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Play PS4 With Snoop Dogg to Raise Funds Benefiting Make-A-Wish

April 7, 2015

Through April 21, gamers can enter for a chance to play FIFA 15 with Snoop Dogg via the PlayStation HEROES app with 90% of funds raised benefiting…

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Feeding America Food Pantry Helps Family Turn Things Around After Dealing With a Layoff

April 7, 2015

After a layoff, things were tough for David, Stephanie & their three kids. They started using the food pantry which helped turn things around. See…

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Make-A-Wish® Launches Unprecedented Campaign to Raise Airline Miles

April 6, 2015

Trillions of airline miles sit unused each year, and nearly 75 percent of the wishes granted by Make-A-Wish® involve travel – that’s why, on April…

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Investing in Healthy Child Development and Prevention of Child Abuse

April 6, 2015

All children deserve great childhoods because our children are our future. The fact is, when we invest in healthy child development, we are investing in…

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Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for Third Quarter of the 2014-15 School Year

April 3, 2015

[NEW YORK, NY] – Junior Achievement of New York – the leading provider of “real world” education for K-12 students in NYC and Long Island,…

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Rebuilding Together Marks its Annual National Rebuilding Month in April

April 2, 2015

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit with a vision of a safe and healthy home for every person, announced today…

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Junior Achievement / Allstate Survey Reveals Disconnect Between Teens’ and Parents’ Views on Paying for College and Other Personal Finance Topics

April 2, 2015

NEW YORK, NY— Junior Achievement USA® (JA) and The Allstate Foundation released startling findings from the 2015 Teens & Personal Finance Survey, which expanded to…

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Mobile Finance Park Returns to Prepare Long Island Students for Real World Financial Realities

April 2, 2015

NEW YORK, NY – Capital One / Junior Achievement Mobile Finance Park is moving to Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island for an eighth season cycle after…

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Puppy Love

April 2, 2015

Canine Partners for Life is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The Cochranville-based organization has trained and placed more than 600 dogs in homes all across…

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Canine partners provide life-saving companionship

April 1, 2015

By Kendall Vrana Canine Partners for Life Administrative Assistant Caitlin Case knows first-hand just how important companion alert dogs can be. Born with a chronic…

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A Cause Marketing Partnership Inspired by Employee Enthusiasm & Ice Cream

April 1, 2015

Ice cream for breakfast anyone?  It’s a tradition nearly 7,500 children experience with their families each year at Give Kids The World Village (GKTW), a…

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