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The Children’s Inn at NIH Remains Open During Shutdown, Serving Families and Children With Critical Needs.

October 4, 2013

Many parts of the National Institutes of Health closed as of Tuesday due to the Federal Government shutdown, but America’s Charities member, The Children’s Inn…

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Stop the Shutdown from Putting Historic Communities, Parks, and Landscapes in Jeopardy

October 4, 2013

As the federal government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, our historic communities, parks, and landscapes are in jeopardy. Join National Trust for…

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Feed The Children Joins Charitable Effort to Help Syrian Refugees

October 3, 2013

Feed The Children has joined a group of 18 concerned non-governmental organizations to provide food and supplies to 12,000 Syrians fleeing from a brutal civil…

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Diabetes-Fighting Dogs: A New Breed of Help

October 3, 2013

Some individuals with diabetes are lucky enough to have a very attentive dog to keep them company. These pets provide much more than love and…

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Study Finds Spinal Cord Injury Causes Progressive Damage in the Chronic Phase

October 3, 2013

A paper was published this week from the Gregoire Courtine lab in Switzerland. Courtine, who we have discussed here in recent months, studies activity and…

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Horticulture Teaches More than Just How to Care for Plants; Helps Special-Needs Students

October 3, 2013

Since 1999, Ann Curcio, vocational specialist with the Bridgeport Board of Education, has changed lives through her work with the most challenged special-needs students in…

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Always Essential for Animals

October 3, 2013

Three days into the government shutdown, there is no clear signal that the political impasse will be broken imminently. Meanwhile, many public services are unavailable…

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Three Things You Need To Know About The Government Shutdown

October 3, 2013

As the clock struck midnight in Washington earlier this week, the bitterly divided Congress officially failed to pass a budget and the United States government…

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Government Shutdown: What It Means for Nonprofits

October 3, 2013

When the clock struck midnight earlier this week, much of the federal government was expected to shut its doors, and the impact on the economy…

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The Real Hunger Games

October 3, 2013

Waiting lists for food aid have been growing for years—now almost 15 percent of the nation’s elderly don’t have enough to eat. Eva Perdue, her…

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Believe It Or Not, There Actually Is Some Good News (and some bad of course)

October 3, 2013

The Federal government shutdown has been the talk of the town all week. And we all want to know: how will this impact our guests?…

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The No-Fly List: Where the FBI Goes Fishing for Informants

October 3, 2013

By Nusrat Choudhury, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project at 10:21am Over the last three years, the FBI has dramatically expanded its No-Fly List of…

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