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Driving Innovative Research and Fighting for the Future Every Child Deserves

June 10, 2015

Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. Every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer and the…

Former JA Scholarship Recipient Says “Thank You”

June 10, 2015

Each year, Junior Achievement of Abilene is thrilled to offer multiple scholarships to area high school graduates who had received Junior Achievement programming during their high school…

Florida student feels hopeless, humiliated because of school’s punitive culture

June 10, 2015

By Amir Whitaker “I don’t have rights,” the 15-year-old boy tells me. His mother begins to sob uncontrollably. She sees the hopelessness in her son’s…

When Justice Doesn’t Work

June 10, 2015

Most Americans can turn to the courts for remedies to injustice. However, the mainstream justice system may not provide comfortable solutions, and sometimes isn’t even…

Torture In 2014: 30 Years of Broken Promises

June 10, 2015

Electric shocks. Beatings. Rape. Humiliation. Mock executions. Burning. Sleep deprivation. Water torture. Long hours in contorted positions. Use of pincers, drugs, and dogs. The very…

U.S. News & World Report: Children’s National Health System Ranked Among Top Ten Best Children’s Hospitals In the Nation – Children’s National Health System

June 10, 2015

Washington, DC— Children’s National Health System has been named to the prestigious Honor Roll of the U.S. News & World Report 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking among…

Submit a Charity Dollars at Work Story

June 8, 2015

In addition to getting your charity included as a charity choice in the Combined Federal Campaign and in private sector campaigns across the country, America’s…

Only 2 Weeks Left to Sign-up for our Member Advertising Campaign

June 8, 2015

Shape the Future (with more funds from donors) The future does not just happen. We make it happen (with a little help from donors of…

Empowering People With Cancer to Hope

June 4, 2015

Facing cancer is scary enough. Thanks to Hope Connections for Cancer Support and their free programs, no one is prevented from getting the help they…

How Oversleeping and Lack of Sleep Affect Your Child’s Mood

June 2, 2015

Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, D’ABSM, a pediatric psychologist, sleep specialist, and licensed clinical psychologist at Children’s National Health System speaks about how sleep affects behavior.…

When the Waters Rise… Feed the Children Responds

June 2, 2015

At Feed the Children, we work day in and day out to help create a world in which no child is hungry. But when disaster strikes, we also mobilize…

Big Data Confirm Amyloid’s Role in Early Alzheimer’s

June 2, 2015

In two studies receiving international attention, 2013-16 BrightFocus grantee Rik Ossenkoppele, PhD, of Vrije Universiteit (VU) Medical Center, Amsterdam, and colleagues in the Netherlands have…