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Food stamps will get cut by $5 billion this week — and more cuts could follow

October 31, 2013

The U.S. food-stamp program is set to shrink in the months ahead. The only real question is by how much. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

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Declining black, Latino admissions to NYC’s specialized schools could be reversed

October 31, 2013

Admissions to the city’s elite schools could become more broad-based than a single test under Bill de Blasio, according to a report by Community Service…

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One Year Later, Sandy Survivors Continue to Rebuild

October 31, 2013

By Delaney Gracy, Chief Medical Officer One year ago, Superstorm Sandy barreled into the New Jersey coastline, bringing 80 mile-per-hour winds and a record-breaking surge…

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Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K

October 31, 2013

Nearly two decades ago, a landmark study found that by age 3, the children of wealthier professionals have heard words millions more times than those…

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Preventing Kids from Abusing Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medicines

October 31, 2013

Source: Children’s National While prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines serve an important role when used under a doctor’s care, the misuse of these medicines is…

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Staying Positive is Half the Battle for Miss Arizona Contestant, Fighting Ovarian Cancer

October 31, 2013

A lot of cancer patients set goals when they’re going through chemotherapy, but Kristina Anderson is pushing herself to do something out of the ordinary. …

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Former All-American passes up NFL to teach

October 31, 2013

Tejay Johnson won a Rose Bowl, then never played football again. Now he’s an assistant coach at Fort Worth’s Dunbar High School TCU had just…

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Smart Kids, Not Smart Bombs

October 31, 2013

How Malala put education on the global agenda By Wendy Kopp, Founder and Chair of the board of Teach for America Shortly after she was…

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Research Finds Shelter Dogs Still Need Help

October 31, 2013

Source: PetSmart Charities A sure way to learn what people think about shelter pets and adoption is to ask — and recently, Best Friends Animal…

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Nonprofits Must Respond Swiftly to Critical News Stories

October 30, 2013

By Tim Delaney, Chief Executive of the National Council of Nonprofits For the second time in recent months, a major newspaper has overreached to give…

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Implementing Your Social Responsibility Goals Just Got Easier

October 30, 2013

By Sarah Ford When it comes to achieving your social responsibility goals, most companies are not aware of the value of partnering with a federation. …

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New Grantstation Report – “The State of Grantseeking Fall 2013”

October 29, 2013

GrantStation released the seventh semi-annual survey, “The State of Grantseeking Fall 2013.”  This report is a survey of nonprofits conducted by GrantStation and PhilanTech to illustrate the current state of grantseeking in the U.S. …

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