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Settlement reached in SPLC’s pre-kindergarten discrimination lawsuit

December 9, 2014

A Florida pre-kindergarten program will take steps to ensure it does not discriminate against children with diabetes as part of a settlement agreement announced today to resolve…

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Typhoon Hagupit hits the Philippines

December 9, 2014

Another Typhoon has landed in the Central Philippines where thousands of families were displaced by Super Typhoon Haiyan last November. Before the typhoon made landfall, some…

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Is a Business’s Social Practices Worthy of Your Dollars? Use HRC’s Buyer’s Guide

December 9, 2014

More than ever, consumers are sending a message to businesses that they are watching. They are watching to see if the businesses they patronize understand…

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How to Be a Super Donor

December 9, 2014

You work hard for your money.  So how can you ensure that your charitable donation isn’t wasted?  With GuideStar’s handy five-step guide for picking the…

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Jared’s Premature Birth Success Story

December 9, 2014

My son was born in April of 1998, 14 weeks premature, weighing just 1 pound, 3 ounces. My wife had developed complications early on during…

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NAD Shares Insight Behind Closed and Open Captions

December 9, 2014

Howard A. Rosenblum, National Association of the Deaf (NAD) CEO, takes a moment to explain the purpose of the Joint Recommendation and the Comment that…

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Macy’s Believe Campaign Benefitting Make-A-Wish® Aims to Break Guinness World Record

December 9, 2014

This holiday season, Macy’s is asking America to “wish big.” The 7th annual Macy’s Believe campaign benefitting Make-A-Wish® asks believers of all ages to write letters…

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Poverty is at its most deadly when it becomes normal

December 9, 2014

By Ally Fogg When is poverty at its most dangerous? It is not, as you might think, when we begin to notice the frequency with…

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Kick Butts Day Webinar Series Announced: Mini-grants, Activities and Action

December 9, 2014

Join the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 from 3-4 p.m. EST for their first webinar about Kick Butts Day 2015 and the launch of…

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Help Good Neighbors Provide Light to 25 homes in Nueva Oasis Through Project BrightLights

December 9, 2014

Imagine going home every day to darkness. The residents of Nueva Oasis, a village in La Fragua, Guatemala are day laborers, working on farms and fields,…

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Ed & Alepo: The Road to Independence

December 9, 2014

By Ed C. I am 57 years old, and for the first 30 years of my life I was a healthy person, with a very…

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Texas No Kid Hungry Receives $38,000 Grant From Tom Thumb/Randalls To Fight Childhood Hunger

December 8, 2014

The Texas No Kid Hungry Campaign has received a $38,000 grant from Hunger Is to help solve childhood hunger. Texas No Kid Hungry, a statewide…

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