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The Ophelia Project® National Movement Empowers Local Leaders
The Ophelia Project® is hosting Wo/Men With Vision in Chautauqua, New York, February 9-11, 2007. The semi-annual event is the first step to establishing a The Ophelia Project® in your area. Men and women who currently serve youth or are concerned about social climates in their... - January 03, 2007 - The Ophelia Project
$100,000 Raised for HeartShare's Children's Programs
Trees and ornaments and bears, oh my! For the 18th year, HeartShare Human Services of New York hosted its annual Tree Festival to raise funds for children in its foster care and adoption programs and those with developmental disabilities, including the soon-to-open school-age program for children... - December 29, 2006 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
Need Assistance Paying Your Heating Bill?
It may have been a mild winter but that does not mean that people have not been using their heat at night. For some, they are in danger of having their heat turned off just as the cold days of winter are approaching. However, help is available. As it has in previous years, HeartShare Human... - December 22, 2006 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
New Program for Adults with Autism Offered by HeartShare
HeartShare Human Services of New York opened a new program for adults with autism in Brooklyn, NY. - December 19, 2006 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
19-year-old Edina, Minnesota Resident Uplifts Small Health Clinic in Ghana
A 19-year-old member of the Edina, Minnesota community, Rebecca Holloway-Nahum, is currently volunteering with United Planet to provide invaluable support to a community in Ghana, while immersing deeply in Ghanaian life and culture. - December 12, 2006 - United Planet
23-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts Resident Teaches English to Needy Children in Ecuador
A 23-year-old member of the Springfield, Massachusetts’s community, Erin Duffy, is currently volunteering with United Planet to provide invaluable support to a community in Ecuador, while immersing deeply in Ecuadorian life and culture. - December 08, 2006 - United Planet
32-year-old San Antonio, Texas Resident Works in an Orphanage with Needy Children in Honduras
A 32-year-old member of the San Antonio, Texas’s community, Mary Held, is currently volunteering with United Planet to provide invaluable support to a community in Honduras, while immersing deeply in Honduran life and culture. It is her 6th time being in Honduras, she is working on her doctorate in social work. - December 08, 2006 - United Planet
Albany Medical College Volunteers to Open Engeye Health Clinic in Uganda
Medical Student Group Founder Stephanie Van Dyke Will Return to Uganda to Run Clinic after Graduation - December 06, 2006 - Engeye
Scotto, Merone and Calabrese Join HeartShare Board
Rosanna Scotto, Valerie Merone and Salvatore Calabrese join the HeartShare Human Services of New York Board of Directors. - December 05, 2006 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
World Vision Relocates Staff from Malakal as Fighting Breaks Out in Southern Sudan
World Vision has temporarily relocated 17 international staff from Malakal and surrounding areas to other locations in Southern Sudan. “Gun shots were heard from both sides, and people were running from all sides,” said a World Vision staff member who had to take cover during the fighting. In total, 120 humanitarian staff have left due to conflict in the Upper Nile area. - December 02, 2006 - World Vision US
Double Oscar Winner Hilary Swank Volunteers with United Planet in India
In July and August 2006, Hilary Swank went to Palampur in North India with United Planet, an international non-profit organization, which builds cross-cultural understanding and friendship, while supporting communities in need worldwide. - November 28, 2006 - United Planet
United Planet & Ecover Become Partners
The manufacturer of ecological cleaning products, Ecover, and the international non-profit organization United Planet partner together to increase environmental awareness. - November 18, 2006 - United Planet
AHIMSA International Proposes Plans for Prosperity and National Health Plan for Uruguay
AHIMSA International, a non-profit think tank, perceives a tremendous opportunity for Uruguay to achieve a renewed state of prosperity and a national health program through a nationwide campaign to produce biofuels and organically grown foods. - November 10, 2006 - AHIMSA International
Stars and V.I.P.’s Come Out to the Scleroderma Foundation's 10th Annual "Key to a Cure" Gala
At the 10th annual “Key to a Cure” gala on November 4th at L.A.’s Wilshire Grand hotel, celebrities, V.I.P.’s, and some of California’s top doctors gathered to honor those who have contributed to the progress in treatments for scleroderma, a life threatening connective... - November 09, 2006 - The Scleroderma Foundation
Bald Stuntman to be Set Ablaze in a High School
Movie stunts and special effects teach science and safety to kids and raises awareness of the Children’s Alopecia Project. - October 31, 2006 - Children's Alopecia Project
New Jersey and New York Groups Announce New Program to Reduce HIV / AIDS Rates Among Transgender Women
Hudson Pride Connections and New York Researchers at Hunter College Announce Creation of a New Program to Reduce HIV / AIDS Rates Among Transgender Women and Lead the Way for Similar Future Programs - October 25, 2006 - Hudson Pride Connections
You are in Favor of Peace and Democracy in the World, but Nobody Wants to Listen to You
Peace and Democracy Campaign - October 12, 2006 - PeaceForTheWorld.com
DragonFlyNow Foundation, Make The Difference Network and A Better Community for All Entertain/FUNdraise™ with "Culture Creative" Socially Conscious Audience
DragonFlyNow Foundation (DFN), A Better Community for All (ABC4All) and Make the Difference Network (MTDN) combine resources in a unique, powerful event, to be held at the Pasadena Convention Center and Civic Auditorium on December 9th and 10th called, "A Celebration of Oneness." This... - October 07, 2006 - A Better Community for All (ABC4All)
MISF Media Launches Human Rights-War on Terror News Update
Biweekly news roundup reviews the war on terror's impact on human rights. - August 30, 2006 - May I Speak Freely Media
Containers Filled with Educational Aid is In-route to Samoa
CERF has sent two containers filled with student and teacher kits, books, and clothing to Samoa. The containers are scheduled to arrive in Samoa on August 23rd. The much needed kits will be distributed to the students and teachers of Lalomanu, and Fasito’o primary schools. - August 20, 2006 - Children's Educational Relief Foundation
Scholarship Applications Now Available to Samoan Students
CERF scholarship applications are now available to Samoan students needing financial assistance for the 2007 academic year. Scholarships are designed to allow students to attend school that otherwise are unable to due to financial strains. - August 20, 2006 - Children's Educational Relief Foundation
Benefit Luau to Help with Educational Aid Being Sent to Samoa
CERF is holding its annual Benefit Luau on August 25th. This year’s luau will be from 6:30pm to 8:30 pm. The evening will be filled with great food and entertainment. All proceeds to benefit the children in Samoa. - July 09, 2006 - Children's Educational Relief Foundation
Canada's ADHD Drug Warning Lifts Lid on Questionable Diagnosis
Last month, Canada's health ministry issued a new warning concerning the controversial drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) fuelling further calls for an outright ban. - July 04, 2006 - Psychbusters
Parks & Recreation of Maywood, Illinois to Host its First Annual Summer Jump Off, June 30th
June Price, Director of Maywood Parks & Recreation, for the Village of Maywood and Sabrina Childress-Miller, Founder of Position Of Pressure nfp, will host its first annual 2006 Summer Jump Off to create a renewed sense of awareness for the Parks & Recreation facility, located at 200 S. 5th... - June 14, 2006 - Position Of Pressure
U.S. District Court and Federal Bar Association Honor John Bouman
Litigation group wins Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service Award. - June 07, 2006 - Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
What the Federal Government Must Do to End Poverty
Articles by prominent policy experts and specialists in poverty law analyze the factors keeping persons in poverty and offer solutions for the federal government to apply to eliminate poverty. - June 02, 2006 - Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Susan Hunter: AIDS-Orphan Veteran, Advocate and Acclaimed Author Receives Twana Twitu’s First Annual Children’s Award
Local charitable group is bringing awareness and alleviation to AIDS orphan suffering in Kenya. 80 per cent of the world’s orphans call Africa home and in Kenya, where the population is only 32 million, over 1.8 million orphans struggle. Dr. Susan Hunter has for the past two decades, devoted herself to their plight. On Saturday, June 3rd, Hunter will receive an Annual Children’s Award in recognition of these efforts to bring about awareness and change to AIDS orphan support. - May 03, 2006 - Twana Twitu
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Visits SOS Children’s Village in Equatorial Guinea
Rodrigo de Rato, the Managing Director of the IMF visited the SOS Children’s Village in Equatarial Guinea following the summit meeting of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). His focused discussions on economic growth and poverty reduction in the region were... - March 17, 2006 - SOS Children's Villages - USA
Help Others Wake Up to Life
A non-profit organization designed to help Americans with sleep and sleep disorder issues, issues a plea for individual and corporate donations. - March 06, 2006 - Awake In America
Awake In America featured in 'TechSmith' Interview
Awake In America's national coordinator is featured in an interview about his use of the software product SnagIt 8. - March 02, 2006 - Awake In America
SOS Children’s Villages Nominated for 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2006 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize were announced today and SOS Children’s Villages was among the nominees for their work caring for the world’s orphaned and abandoned children. This is the fourteenth nomination SOS has received for this prestigious award. - February 27, 2006 - SOS Children's Villages - USA
A New Year – A New Opportunity for 7th-grade Girls in STEM
AAUW Expanding Your Horizons(tm) in Math, Science and Technology Conference is now accepting registrations for its 3rd annual conference. - January 12, 2006 - AAUW-Expanding Your Horizons Conference
Michail Gorbachev Honours SOS Mothers as "Women of the Year"
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the German association SOS-Kinderdorf, Margarete Gehring, from Diessen, Ammersee, will receive this year's Women's World Award in the name of all SOS mothers worldwide, in the category of "social commitment," from the hands of Michail Gorbachev. - November 28, 2005 - SOS Children's Villages - USA
Foundation Stone Laying at SOS Children's Village in Nigeria
The foundation stone laying ceremony for one of the six SOS Children's Villages to be constructed under the 6 villages for 2006 charity campaign, will take place on November 21, 2005 in Nigeria's Gwagwalada. Nigerian football hero and "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador Jay Jay Okocha may be attending the ceremony. - November 15, 2005 - SOS Children's Villages - USA
SOS Children’s Villages Joins Austin Grill to Promote the Johnny Cash Film, "Walk the Line"
Movie promotion builds awareness for orphaned and abandoned children around the world. Austin Grill in Silver Spring, MD, November 10th from 6-8pm. - November 09, 2005 - SOS Children's Villages - USA
Humanity First Sends Aid to Pakistan
Hundreds of volunteers on the ground, providing shelter, food, and aid, Humanity First teams quickly arrived on the ground in northern Pakistan after last week’s earthquake devastated the region. Along with HF sister organizations, HF USA is providing food, water, and medicine to earthquake victims. - October 27, 2005 - Humanity First
Adoption Forum's 32nd Annual Conference : The Loot Piles On!
Sure attendees come for the workshops to learn about relationship dynamics, their feelings, how to search, and to get to talk with others who understand adoption... but some are making a bid for more! - September 26, 2005 - Adoption Forum
Adoption Forum's PA Conference Pledges Insight, Inspiration
Oct. 8 2005 kicks off the 32nd Adoption Forum Conference in King of Prussia PA. With food, fellowship and fun, people affected by adoption and adoption professionals will receive individualized search help, analyze their roles and feelings, enjoy "Sunday Brunch at the Movies" and discussion, and interact with others who understand what adoption means firsthand. - September 12, 2005 - Adoption Forum
Philadelphia-Based Non-profit Replacing Apnea Equipment Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
Awake In America, a Philadelphia-based non-profit, has launched OPERATION RESTORE CPAP, a disaster relief program for victims of Hurricane Katrina who have sleep apnea. - September 04, 2005 - Awake In America
Help For Abused Partners is Hosting a Fundraiser Magic Show
Help For Abused Partners, a non-profit Domestic Violence Agency serving all of northeastern Colorado and the panhandle of Nebraska is hosting A Magic Show, Friday September 23rd, 2005, 7:00 PM at the NJC Auditorium in Sterling, Colorado featuring Award-winning international Magician Kier Royale. - August 16, 2005 - Help For Abused Partners