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Two Things You Need to Do Now to Help End Chronic Homelessness in D.C. by 2017
On any given night in the District, there are nearly 1,800 individuals and families living on the streets and in shelters who are considered chronically homeless  –…
Homeless for 11 Years, Mike Can Finally Develop Hopes & Dreams Thanks to Miriam’s Kitchen
A Message from Scott Schenkelberg, President & CEO, Miriam’s Kitchen: What are your hopes and dreams for the next 10 years? For many of our…
On Your Mark, Get Set – Race to End Poverty on April 26th
Run or Walk…It’s a race we all can enter! Saturday, April 26 Cabin John Regional Park, Bethesda, MD 20817 9:00 a.m. 5K race starts Join The Race to…
Amidst Prosperity, Many In Silver Spring Struggle To Survive
Source: WAMU 88.5 Ask most Silver Spring residents, and they’ll tell you their community’s downtown has come a long way over the past decade. These…
Housing the Homeless is Actually Cheaper Than Doing Nothing
Source: The Huffington Post It’s cheaper to give homeless men and women a permanent place to live than to leave them on the streets. That’s…
800 Families to Receive Food and Essentials
Source: Feed The Children WICHITA, Kan. (Mar. 17, 2014) On Friday, March 21, Feed The Children will deliver two semi tractor-trailers full of food and…
Register for the March 29th National Conference on Ending Poverty
Source: A Wider Circle 50 YEARS after declaring a war on poverty, 50 million children and adults in our country are still mired in poverty. Another 60 million live below…
She Doesn’t Look Hungry to Me
Source: Feeding America Through my time at Feeding America, it’s become clear to me that many Americans have a misconception of what it means to…
51 Million Possibilities Thanks to Federal Employees
Source: The Washington Post Express $51 million. Despite a government shutdown and furloughs in the middle of the prime giving season, federal employees donated $51,200,000…
A Wider Circle Founder Mark Bergel Named a 2014 CNN Hero!
A Wider Circle founder Mark Bergel has been named a 2014 CNN Hero! We at America’s Charities are a little biased – as one of…
Progress Comes Through Collective Action
Source: Charities@Work By Scott Jackson, Global Impact I have worked in the international philanthropic sector for more than 20 years. Each day, my colleagues and…
What Makes Feed The Children Unique? A Look at Kenya
Source: Feed The Children You can’t get much more vulnerable than living with special needs in the developing world. But even with all of their…