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How a Teacher’s Toughest Classroom Moment Led to His Most Rewarding Moment Later
Karega Bailey (D.C. Corps ’09) shares the story of his toughest moment in the classroom. The twist? His toughest moment later led to one of…
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Getting Graphic When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
Sometimes when you try to communicate with others, your point may be misconstrued, or something may be lost in translation, or you feel that no…
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How Child Abuse Primes the Brain for Future Mental Illness
By Maia Szalavitz Child maltreatment has been called the tobacco industry of mental health. Much the way smoking directly causes or triggers predispositions for physical…
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Parenting With a Disability
By Christinne Rudd Being a mom is a challenging role for anyone. Add having a disability to the mix and the adventure has just begun.…
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Five Teachers Awarded 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching
Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our…
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Goodwill® Celebrates Congress for Passing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
By Joye Taylor ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International, Inc. applauds the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Workforce Innovation and…
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Teaching Tolerance announces recipients for national education award
The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project announced today the five recipients of the 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching – a biennial award given to K-12 educators nationwide…
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If You Help Raise $20,000 Now, A Wider Circle Will Get $100,000 More!
At a recent dinner with the Wider Circle team, Don Brown, who along with his wife, Ann, had donated $100,000 to help A Wider Circle…
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The Inn Launches Partnership with NASA
Performing everyday tasks like shaving and brushing one’s teeth poses a number of challenges in zero gravity. At a recent visit from NASA Astronaut Mike…
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Impacting Social Issues by Supporting the Healthy Development of Children and Families
Child abuse and neglect affects over 1 million children every year. Child abuse and neglect costs our nation $220 million every day. Fortunately, organizations…
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Serious Nattitude at RMHC DC
Last week, Kevin Frandsen visited the DC Ronald McDonald Family Room to see some very excited kids on the Hematology/Oncology floor at Children’s National Medical Center. …
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Family from Uganda finds respite at Children’s Inn
Recently a Ugandan family, with three teenagers affected by a seizure disorder called Nodding syndrome, stayed at The Children’s Inn. The disorder strikes at about…
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