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New Nonprofit Web Site and Initiative Strives to Empower the Disadvantaged and Support Charitable Causes (Popularity:  )
http://www.mehaber.com
A nonprofit organization known as Mehaber has recently launched a web site and nonprofit initiative serving to empower disadvantaged people with vital resources to help them succeed in life. The unique online platform -- Mehaber.com -- has a dual mission: to provide the needy with access to basic human necessities such as food, water, clothing and shelter and to provide tools and finances to help them build a self-sufficient and ...
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New Report on Drug-Free Zone Inequities Provides Opportunity for 'Smart On Crime' Sentencing Reforms in Massachusetts (Popularity: )
http://www.famm.org
A new report shows that Massachusetts' drug-free zone laws fail to improve children's safety and are a driving force behind the increased incarceration of minorities and the poor. Authored by the Prison Policy Initiative, a Northampton-based nonpartisan think tank, "The Geography of Punishment" analyzed the impact of drug-free zone laws on urban and rural communities, using data from Hampden County. It found that drug-free zone laws do not accomplish their ...
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New Study Finds Men and Women May Respond Differently to Danger (Popularity: )
http://www.radiologyinfo.org
Researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activation have found that men and women respond differently to positive and negative stimuli, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)."Men may direct more attention to sensory aspects of emotional stimuli and tend to process them in terms of implications for required action, whereas women direct more attention to ...
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Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Helping Young Adult Cancer Survivors Raises $4500 for Leanna Elizalde (Popularity: )
http://www.change.org
Carolyn's Compassionate Children (CCC), is awarding high school senior and cancer survivor Leanna Elizalde with a $2,500 Survivorship Award after she crosses the stage at Woodland High School's graduation ceremony Saturday. Alex Oden, 20, a two-time brain cancer survivor and CCC scholar alum, will present the check to Leanna and her family after the ceremony. "Our goal is to raise an additional $10,000 dollars for Leanna's Scholarship Fund," said Carolyn ...
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Completes Move Into Its New Prentice Women's Hospital (Popularity: )
http://www.nmh.org
Nearly eight years of planning and preparation culminated today following the carefully executed move from the existing facility into the new state-of-the-art Prentice Women's Hospital. The new one million square foot hospital brings together comprehensive care for women through all stages of life. From women's cardiovascular health to the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center, gynecologic oncology and obstetrics, the hospital offers care tailored to the unique needs of women. In ...
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Pelosi Statement in Recognition of Women's History Month (Popularity: )
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in recognition of Women's History Month, which begins today."During Women's History Month we remember the trailblazers who reached for the ballot, demanded equal rights, and paved the path for progress. Yet we also recall the silent heroes of our history - the women who pay the bills, take their kids to school, and bring home a paycheck in this challenging economy without any ...
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Pennsylvania Counties Receive Grants to Improve Services for Children (Popularity: )
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us
Children and families across Pennsylvania will have better access to comprehensive services to protect their health and well-being through nearly $2.9 million in grants that were announced today by the Department of Public Welfare. To better integrate services for children and families, the department began developing the nation's first Integrated Children's Services Planning initiative, ICSP, in 2004. Through this initiative, children in need of multiple services can receive comprehensive individualized ...
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Preventing Deaths in Africa by Improving Antibiotic Access and Effectiveness (Popularity: )
http://www.tufts.edu
The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) today announced a $1.37 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to explore ways of reducing millions of preventable deaths from severe respiratory and diarrheal infections in Africa. This project was announced in conjunction with a colloquium at the annual ICAAC/IDSA meeting warning of increasing antibiotic resistance. The project will investigate ways to fast-track antibiotics to sick children in ...
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Putting Their Braille Skills to the Test: Nation's Top Blind Students Compete in Unique Academic Competition (Popularity: )
http://www.brailleinstitute.org
Of all the literacy issues in America, braille literacy is one of the most underrated. Most people see the little dots created by Louis Braille in 1824 as something of a novelty. They glance over them as they punch in their ATM passwords. Comedians make light of their use and ponder their placement in areas frequented by people with sight. But for thousands of blind and visually impaired children who ...
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Quixtar to Donate $250,000 in Gifts to Today Show Toy Drive (Popularity: )
http://www.quixtar.com
As part of its One by One Campaign for Children, Quixtar Inc. is donating $250,000 in product to NBC's Today Show Toy Drive via a direct selling industry effort to provide holiday gifts for thousands of children nationwide. Quixtar's gift of NAO never accept ordinary™ cosmetics is aimed at teen girls, one of the groups often forgotten during holiday giving drives. Quixtar's donation is being shipped to 18 non-profit organizations ...
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