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Choosing to Have a Child

October 21, 2014

Two years ago, Martha Alanoca and her husband were trying unsuccessfully to start a family. In Bolivia, where Martha lives, the prohibitively high cost of…

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Help Create a Tobacco-Free Generation by Shopping Tobacco-Free

October 21, 2014

Tobacco use is the nation’s number one preventable cause of death, killing 480,000 Americans and costing the nation $289 billion in health care bills and…

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How the Down Syndrome Community Sugarcoats Difficult Realities About the Condition

October 21, 2014

By David Perry Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan declared October Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Ever since, too many efforts at awareness have relied on pictures of people…

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Changing Children’s Lives by Teaching Financial Literacy

October 20, 2014

Young students from a suburban Chicago elementary school drew pictures of their morning with a special classroom visitor. On each page they commented on the…

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The Children’s Inn At NIH CEO, Kathy Russell, Featured in People Magazine

October 17, 2014

By Tara Fowler When Kathy Russell was a young hospital administrator, she saw something she didn’t like.  “Every day I’d come up on the elevator…

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Food Pantry Helps Family Get Through Tough Time Dealing With Cancer

October 16, 2014

I spent my youth in the Navy, and when I got out I began working as a chef. I knew nothing and so I taught…

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SPLC victorious in challenge to Alabama’s immigrant ‘scarlet letter’ law

October 14, 2014

It was a minor offense with potentially big consequences in Alabama. In November 2012, four Latino immigrants were arrested for fishing without a license –…

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SIDS, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

October 14, 2014

Each and every day, in communities across America, expectant moms will feel their baby’s first kick; parents will listen to their newborn’s first cry; and…

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Behind the Scenes at Make-A-Wish America with Justin Schmid

October 8, 2014

Make-A-Wish® believes that granting the one true wish of all eligible children can help them feel better – and possibly even get better. Wish kids,…

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New Courthouse Dog To Help Comfort, Support Victims And Witnesses

October 7, 2014

By Walt Hunter NORRISTOWN, Pa., (CBS) — The newest and only four-legged employee at the Montgomery County Courthouse officially arrived for work Friday morning. “Turks”,…

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Children’s Rights Launches New Website

October 7, 2014

Have you visited Children’s Rights’ website recently?  They just unveiled a new mobile-friendly design, streamlined to bring you the latest on their work, including content…

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Helping Kids Feel Better Through Wish Experiences

October 6, 2014

It’s taken less than 35 years for Make-A-Wish® to become one of the most-recognized charities in the world. From our first official wish in 1980…

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