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Feed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, Stepping Down
Thursday, February 19th, Feed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, announced that he has chosen not to renew his contract with Feed the Children when it…
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Children’s National Medical Center to Create Healing Garden for Children and Their Families
Children’s National Health System is turning a 7,200-square-foot gravel rooftop into a healing outdoor space for children and their families in the hospital. This special…
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Study: LGBT Adults Have Better Self Esteem, Less Depression If They Came Out In School
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have better self esteem and less depression as young adults if they…
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How Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is Helping Solve the Diabetes Epidemic
For millions of children and adults living with diabetes today, a cure would mean the ability to restore natural insulin production and normalize blood sugar…
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12-Year-Old Has Her Goals Set High: To Change the World
When soft-spoken 12-year-old Rania Gadnis tells you she plans to be a neurosurgeon someday and also wants to found a group of international schools for poor…
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Living With a Rare Disease
Sixteen-year-old Amber Shank has been coming to The Children’s Inn since she was eight years old. She has a tumor of the adrenal gland tissue,…
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Nearly One-in-Four Millennials Believe Their College Loans Will Be Forgiven, According to Research from JA and PwC
Colorado Springs, Colo. – “Millennials & College Planning,” a new report from Junior Achievement USA (JA) and PwC US, prepared by New York-based research firm YPulse, shows…
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Give Kids The World & Simcha Layeladim Partner to Help Cancer Patients of 21 Israel Families
21 families from Israel landed in Orlando on Friday morning. After 17 hours of connecting flights, Simcha Layeladim/Kids vs. Cancer welcomed the wish families with music,…
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Helping to End Poverty, One Person at a Time
“What does the world need me to do?” When Mark Bergel, 51, asked himself that question, his answer was to start A Wider Circle, a nonprofit…
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Before Ian ever played, he’d already made a comeback.
Ian was born with a heart that was not fully formed. It was a serious condition that affects blood flow, but it can be treated…
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Celebrating Black History Month and National Cancer Prevention Month
Did You Know… – cancer is the second leading cause of death for African-Americans? – three of the five most common cancers for African-Americans are…
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Why Was Jordan’s One True Wish Lawn-care Equipment?
The rumble of the lawnmower fades. The scent of grass fills the air as Jordan stands up, inspects his work and smiles. Don’t get the…
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