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$3,854,107 Granted By RMHC to Improve Health and Wellbeing of Children Through Innovative Train-the-trainer Project
Source: Ronald McDonald House Charities In December, RMHC granted $3,854,107 to nine organizations focused on directly improving the health and wellbeing of children through innovative train-the-trainer projects. These Global Grant investments extend the geographic reach of the Charity furthering its impact by moving dollars quickly to vulnerable populations who lack basic healthcare, resources and services. …
Read MoreGoogle Is Developing Contact Lenses to Measure Glucose Levels for People With Diabetes
Source: Insulin Nation By Craig Idlebrook Google has announced the development of contact lenses that can measure glucose levels! The tech giant has put an end to fingerpricks forever! Let the ticker-tape parade begin! Wait, no. Let’s take a deep breath. The name “Google” brings to mind futuristic tech advancements that can revolutionize life as…
Read MoreWomen’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 souls chanting, walking and listening to speakers press their case against abortion rights. “We may be freezing, but we are freezing for the best cause in the world,” Patrick Kelly,…
Read MoreWhat 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 ends the two-year battle over the bill and contains an estimated $8 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps). The following is a statement…
Read MoreIncome 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 in reading test scores between children from low income and higher income families. That’s according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Reading at the end of…
Read MoreSpinal 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 implanted with electrical stimulator units. The devices, off-the-shelf products made for pain relief, are placed over the lower part of the spinal cord, in the lumbar area. The concept is…
Read MorePetSmart 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 the 2nd largest known dog fighting operation in U.S. history. Three years prior, the Auburn Police Department initiated an investigation that soon involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On the morning…
Read MoreWhy 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, he opened a wound that remains raw today. People in the region say they’re tired of always being depicted as poor, so when NPR’s Pam Fessler went to Appalachia to…
Read MoreActress 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 has been selected to bring the beauty of American Sign Language (ASL) to one of the most popular sports and entertainment events of the year – Super Bowl Sunday. Earlier…
Read MoreProviding 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 in the streets of New York City, providing healthcare where it simply doesn’t exist: for the homeless. “We know that homeless youth are not going to come to a hospital…
Read MoreThe 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 is expected to focus on ways to strengthen the nation, including reducing inequality and poverty and increasing economic growth. These are complex objectives, but they include a key element that,…
Read MoreJunior 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 Bitcoin donations. JA New York believes expanding its giving options to include Bitcoin acknowledge the changes and innovations shaping an emerging new economy. It also helps to keep Junior Achievement…
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