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Full Tummy. Full Heart. Give Kids The World Pancake Day at Perkins September 25th
On September 25th, it’s Give Kids The World (GKTW) Pancake Day at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, which means a short stack of Perkins’ pancakes will be absolutely…
Share the American Dream: The JA Education Gateway
Every generation has had its own idea of the American Dream. For some, it meant a secure job that could provide for home and family. For…
RJ Mitte Explains How Having Cerebral Palsy Taught Him To Pity Bullies
By Kira Brekke When RJ Mitte first moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career at 13, he let his cerebral palsy speak for…
New Study Aims for Quick Suppression of Food Allergies
McLean, Va. (September 8, 2014) – Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced today that it has awarded a research grant totaling $734,986 to a…
Teen Mom Realizes Turning Point at Boys Town Washington D.C..
It’s difficult enough being a single teenage mother in a healthy home setting. But with the odds stacked against her, 17-year-old Stacia faced losing not…
Victory! Town Will No Longer Treat Domestic Violence Victims as Nuisances
By Sandra S. Park Three strikes and you’re out of your home and on the street – all because you called 911 for help. That…
Talking to Your Kids About Their Diagnosis
How to tell your child they have a particular diagnosis, whether that’s Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, autism, or something else, is a question I get…
Teaching Tolerance Offers New Curriculum to Schools Nationwide
The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project released today a first-of-its-kind literacy curriculum, Perspectives for a Diverse America, to help teachers across the country better engage their diverse…
Accelerate the Search for a Cure to Childhood Cancer
Today, 42 parents will hear the words, “your child has cancer,” and one out of eight children will not survive. While more than 40,000 children…
Making Treatment Possible & a Cure Probable for Children Diagnosed with Cancer
What We Do: CureSearch for Children’s Cancer is a national non-profit foundation that accelerates the cure for children’s cancer by driving innovation, eliminating research barriers,…
2,000 Adults and Children in Need Will Receive New Beds
September 3, 2014 – More than 2,000 residents of the Washington area who have been sleeping in unfurnished apartments, in homeless shelters or in their cars…
Celebrate Canine Partners for Life October 5th Open House & 25th Birthday Party
You’re invited to Canine Partners for Life’s (CPL) birthday party celebrating 25 years of training and placing service dogs! On October 5, 2014 from noon…