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How Christian HELP Helps Unemployed People Get Jobs Through Employment Assistance in Central Florida
There are over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, each playing a crucial role in lives and social issues across the country and…
Boys Town Opens New Location to Better Serve South Omaha Clients
Source: www.omaha.com By Betsie Freeman For the first time in its 97-year history, Boys Town has more than one location in its hometown. The organization…
Cincinnati Wish Kid’s Soup Recipe Inspired Others to Feed the Homeless
Source: www.wdrb.com By Lindsay Allen LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 10-year-old cancer patient is inspiring do-gooders in Louisville and helping feed dozens in the process.…
How Changes to “Heat and Eat” Policy Impacts Low-income American’s Ability to Get Additional SNAP Benefits
Source: Feeding America By Brett Weisel, Director of Advocacy for Feeding America Earlier this month, Congress passed a new Farm Bill that enacted sweeping changes to…
Are You an Awesome Neighbor? Join Team Good Neighbors and Prove It!
Show the world what an awesome neighbor you are by joining TEAM GOOD NEIGHBORS at the ASICA LA Marathon. By joining TEAM GOOD NEIGHBORS, you’ll be…
How Shepherd’s Hope is Helping Thousands of Medically Underserved Central Florida Families
Joey is your typical little boy— energetic, challenging and inquisitive. But now he’s afraid and worried. His mom has been coughing for a long time…
Dress for Success CEO Joi Gordon Talks Style, Strategy, & Storytelling
Source: The Ampersand If you have any doubt about the importance of style, spend a few minutes with Joi Gordon. As CEO of Dress for…
$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…
Interview With New Feed The Children CEO, Kevin Hagan
Source: The Christian Post Feed the Children, ranked as No. 15 among the 50 largest U.S. charities by Forbes magazine, took a hit in 2009…
What 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…
Income 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…
Why 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,…