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Lessons Gained from a Kickstarter Project Social Enterprise
Meredith Ramirez Talusan, co-founder and director of the Ricefield Collective, earned a handful of insight and experience through her Kickstarer-backed social enterprise. The Ricefield Collective...more
Meredith Ramirez Talusan, co-founder and director of the Ricefield Collective, earned a handful of insight and experience through her Kickstarer-backed social enterprise. The Ricefield Collective...more
Feeding America Upset of House Bill Cutting $39 Billion from SNAP
Feeding America, the country's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, responds to the passage of the House Bill that will cut $39 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP,...more
Feeding America, the country's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, responds to the passage of the House Bill that will cut $39 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP,...more
HHS Provides $2.8 Million to Help Veterans Advance in Nursing Careers
The US Department of Health and Human Services awards $2.8 million grants to help more than 1,000 veterans become nurses. The grants will enable more than a thousand veterans get baccalaureate...more
The US Department of Health and Human Services awards $2.8 million grants to help more than 1,000 veterans become nurses. The grants will enable more than a thousand veterans get baccalaureate...more
More Beneficiaries Choose Higher Quality Medicare Advantage Plans, Projected to Increase
According to US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, more beneficiaries prefer higher quality Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, and is projected to increase for the...more
According to US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, more beneficiaries prefer higher quality Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, and is projected to increase for the...more
US Senate Move Forward with Reauthorization of Child Care and Development Block Grant
The US Senate Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions recently moved forward with the long overdue reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) through the...more
The US Senate Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions recently moved forward with the long overdue reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) through the...more
Head Start Classes to Have Fewer Children Due to Sequestration
Local Head Start programs across the country will seem to have fewer students due to the federal budget cuts. Some Head Start programs, due to sequestration cuts that took effect earlier this...more
Local Head Start programs across the country will seem to have fewer students due to the federal budget cuts. Some Head Start programs, due to sequestration cuts that took effect earlier this...more
Flood Devastates Homeless People in Colorado Springs
Homeless people in Colorado Springs lost everything they owned due to the recent catastrophic flooding along a stretch of Fountain Creek from Manitou Springs to southeast Colorado Springs. The...more
Homeless people in Colorado Springs lost everything they owned due to the recent catastrophic flooding along a stretch of Fountain Creek from Manitou Springs to southeast Colorado Springs. The...more
America's Children are Still Poor
CLASP reports that the number of children, from infancy to five years of age, living in poverty in the United States has been increasing. Nearly 6 million young children are living in poor...more
CLASP reports that the number of children, from infancy to five years of age, living in poverty in the United States has been increasing. Nearly 6 million young children are living in poor...more
Child Poverty in the US: What New Census Data Tell Us About Our Youngest Children
Clasp recently released a fact sheet, "Child Poverty in the US: What New Census Data Tell Us About Our Youngest Children," documenting the latest census about young children. The report showed...more
Clasp recently released a fact sheet, "Child Poverty in the US: What New Census Data Tell Us About Our Youngest Children," documenting the latest census about young children. The report showed...more
Federal Cuts Still Hurting Head Start Programs
Area Head Start programs have had to cut back their services due to federal sequestration. For many low-income families, Head Start is the only option, and now it's going to be less of one. Head...more
Area Head Start programs have had to cut back their services due to federal sequestration. For many low-income families, Head Start is the only option, and now it's going to be less of one. Head...more
The Fairtrade Label: What Social Enterprises Can Learn From It?
Social enterprise products need to be easily accessible and available in order to compete with the mainstream consumer market. However, consumers are not aware of social enterprises and instead...more
Social enterprise products need to be easily accessible and available in order to compete with the mainstream consumer market. However, consumers are not aware of social enterprises and instead...more
Moderate Exercise Spurs Healthier Lifestyle
University of Copenhagen researchers are looking into ways on the prevention and treatment of the obesity epidemic. The researchers studied subjects in a test group, finding that those who...more
University of Copenhagen researchers are looking into ways on the prevention and treatment of the obesity epidemic. The researchers studied subjects in a test group, finding that those who...more
Lack of Social Services, Resources Available for Young Gay Black Men
A Michigan State University researcher argues in a new study that there remains a lack of social services and resources available to help young gay black men. According to Robin Lin Miller,...more
A Michigan State University researcher argues in a new study that there remains a lack of social services and resources available to help young gay black men. According to Robin Lin Miller,...more
How to Make Your Social Enterprise a Cut Above the Rest
Bridie Ritchie, Young Social Pioneer and founder of HalfGlassFull, a marketing agency specializing in social causes, writes on how to make your social enterprisestand out from the crowd. Ritchie...more
Bridie Ritchie, Young Social Pioneer and founder of HalfGlassFull, a marketing agency specializing in social causes, writes on how to make your social enterprisestand out from the crowd. Ritchie...more
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