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Childhood Cancer Survivor Uses Research & Writing Experience to Advocate for Children With Cancer
Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. Every day, 42 children are diagnosed with cancer and…
Summer Fun at The Children’s Inn at NIH
From Camp INNcredible to Sibling Day, and everything in between, Children’s Inn residents have been busy with many fun and therapeutic programs this summer. Drawing…
Veteran with Criminal History Gets Help from Goodwill & Now Helps Reintegrate Homeless Veterans
When I came to the Goodwill, I had just been released from prison. I had just served 9 years of a 12-year sentence, a federal…
The Shadow Economy of Lethal Injection Drug Deals
By Tanya Greene For all we know, the “pharmacy” might be a high school science class. That’s how a federal appeals court judge described Missouri’s secretive death…
Stories from the field: New Florida law backed by SPLC helps young immigrants pursue dreams
By Eileen Espinal As a community youth advocate with the SPLC, I recently spoke with a wonderful group of young immigrants in Florida about the…
Tacoma Goodwill Employee Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee
By Laura Walling This week I had the great pleasure of working with Sandra Collins, assistant store manager from Goodwill Olympics and Rainier Region (Tacoma,…
Reinvent Yourself With a Corporate Philanthropy Makeover
By Ryan Scott San Francisco’s tech elite has experienced a disastrous PR crisis as of late.  With its steady encroachment visible everywhere – from Google…
Regulation and Cyber-Security of Our Diabetes Devices
Medical devices and the data they generate are in the spotlight of late, and this is essentially great news for those of us whose lives…
Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority During the Summer
A new Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) survey found that only 17% of parents believe that reading is a top summertime priority. Despite heavy evidence that…
TMCF Collegiate Academy Opening in 2015
TMCF Collegiate Academies are a new national network of secondary schools. These ‘blended’ secondary schools will be located on or near the campuses of TMCF…
How a Teacher’s Toughest Classroom Moment Led to His Most Rewarding Moment Later
Karega Bailey (D.C. Corps ’09) shares the story of his toughest moment in the classroom. The twist? His toughest moment later led to one of…
Five Teachers Awarded 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching
Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our…