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Women’s Reproductive Rights and Freedom to Decide at Forefront in 2014
Source: USA Today By Natalie DiBlasio WASHINGTON — The March for Life rolled through the nation’s snow-covered, bitterly cold capital Wednesday with thousands of hardy…
Read ArticleWhat the New Farm Bill Compromise Means
Source: Share Our Strength Washington, DC – House and Senate leaders this week announced they finally had resolution on a five-year Farm Bill. The legislation…
Read ArticleIncome Gap Widens In D.C., Maryland, Virginia Reading Scores
Source: WAMU 88.5 Maryland and Virginia are two of eight states, along with the District, where there are gaps of 34 percentage points or more…
Read ArticleSpinal Cord Injury Research: Epidural Stimulation Research Progressing
Source: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation By Sam Maddox We reported last summer that several more young men with spinal cord injuries have been surgically…
Read ArticlePetSmart Charities Assists The HSUS in 2nd Largest Dog Fighting Raid in US History
Source: PetSmart Charities Nearly 400 dogs were saved from a nightmare situation in the summer of 2013, when authorities busted what’s believed to be…
Read ArticleWhy Poverty is in the Eye of the Beholder in Appalachia
Source: NPR By Pam Fessler President Lyndon B. Johnson went to eastern Kentucky in 1964 to promote his War on Poverty. But when he did,…
Read ArticleActress Amber Zion Selected to Bring the Beauty of American Sign Language to Super Bowl Sunday
Source: The National Association of the Deaf NEW YORK, January 21, 2014 – The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and PepsiCo announced today that after an extensive search actress Amber Zion…
Read ArticleProviding Healthcare Where It Simply Doesn’t Exist: For The Homeless
Source: NBC News By Craig Stanley Over several days in January, NBC Nightly News followed the Montefiore Mobile Health Clinic as it made routine stops…
Read ArticleThe Direct and Powerful Connections Between Childhood Hunger, Education, Income Inequality and Poverty
Source: Share Our Strength On Tuesday, January 28, President Barack Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to the nation. The president…
Read ArticleJunior Achievement of New York Expands Giving Options to Include Bitcoin
Source: Junior Achievement of New York [New York: NY] – The NYC economic education charity, Junior Achievement of New York, announced it is now accepting…
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