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Why We Need Boys Town

June 30, 2014

Why do we need Boys Town? Hundreds of thousands of children in the U.S. lose their childhood to poverty, gangs, homelessness and abuse, through no…

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Reflections of a Daughter of a Prostate Cancer Survivor

June 30, 2014

By Melissa Stewart I can remember sitting in the San Francisco airport on an August afternoon in 2008. I was annoyed because my flight was…

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“Orange Is the New Black’s” trailblazing portrayal of foster care

June 30, 2014

In this excerpt from a new Salon.com article, which takes a look at how the hit show “Orange is the New Black” is “trailblazing in…

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Mowing for Memories

June 30, 2014

By Adrianne Philion Sitting in the waiting room, a familiar place he has been before, Jonah watches as children just like him go through the…

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Chief Seattle Council Venturing Crew 310 Embarks on Denali Expedition

June 30, 2014

By Patrice Eulin On June 12, Venturing Crew 310, chartered by Cascade Leadership Challenge (CLC) in Seattle, Wash., began an expedition to climb Denali, the highest peak…

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Team USA Goalkeeper Tim Howard: Comfortable in His Own Skin

June 30, 2014

By John Strubel Tim Howard is hard to miss. After all, he’s a 6-3, 210-pound goalkeeper who became the face of the U.S. men’s national…

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Feed the Children & FNS Team Up Through Summer Food & Education Program

June 27, 2014

As one of the largest international charities based in the United States, Feed the Children’s mission is to provide hope and resources for those without…

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Webinar: Funding Cancer Research in an Era of Fiscal Restraint

June 26, 2014

Save the date! Prevent Cancer Foundation invites you to their webcast, “Funding Cancer Research in an Era of Fiscal Restraint” on Thursday, July 17 from…

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How Big Tobacco Has Made Cigarettes So Much Deadlier Than They Used To Be

June 24, 2014

By Tara Culp-Ressler Fifty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general tied tobacco to lung cancer for the first time. Since then, additional scientific research has linked…

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The Current System is Broken: Bringing Hunger Relief Home for the Summer

June 24, 2014

By Kevin Hagan It’s summertime, and with summer break comes the laughter of carefree children in many neighborhoods… But not all of them. When the…

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The World Cup Helps Wish Kids Open New Chapters in Their Lives

June 23, 2014

The sport goes by many names. In some countries, it’s soccer. In others, it’s some variation on “football.” In Italy, they call it il calcio…

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Inspiration from 17-year-old Special Olympics Athlete With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

June 23, 2014

Whitney and her family live in Lebanon, Tennessee. Because of TSC, Whitney has non-cancerous tumors in her brain, kidneys and eye, and developmental delays. No…

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