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Improving Social and Economic Opportunities in the Mid South
Posted by on June 15, 2011 at 6:04 PM EDTIvye L. Allen, President/CEO of the Foundation for the Mid South, stresses the need to invest in people and strategies that promote racial, social, and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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Engaging Disadvantaged Youth to Rebuild Communities
Posted by on June 14, 2011 at 6:27 PM EDTDorothy Stoneman, President and CEO of YouthBuild USA, Inc., recounts the expansion of a program dedicated to involving low-income young people in producing affordable housing over the past three and a half decades.
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Ending Veteran Homelessness
Posted by on June 6, 2011 at 9:06 PM EDTSecretary Shaun Donovan talks about one of the top priorities for himself and President Obama: Ending homelessness among veterans.
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From Immigration to Integration: One Immigrant at a Time
Posted by on June 4, 2011 at 12:07 PM EDTChampion of Change Nancy Newton talks about her experience visiting the White House and the successes of her efforts in her community.
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Military Families, Victims of Tornados, Receive Donated Computers From Operation Homelink
Posted by on June 2, 2011 at 3:57 PM EDTSargent Michael MacLeod writes about the efforts of Operation Homelink, a non-profit that provides computers and web cams to the families of deployed soldiers, to provide computer equipment to soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg who were affected by the devasting tornados that hit the region.
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Repair the World: USDA Hosts its First Food and Justice Passover Seder
Posted by on May 9, 2011 at 11:13 AM EDTMax Finberg, Director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, describes the Department's "Food and Justice Passover Seder."
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U.S. Homelessness Council Discusses Partnerships with Governors, Lt. Governors and Mayors
Posted by on May 5, 2011 at 2:14 PM EDTU.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) held a meeting focusing on the important role of partnerships in combating and preventing homelessness.
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One Year Later: Remembering the Miners of Montcoal
Posted by on April 5, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDTOn April 5, 2010, 29 miners died in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine in Montcoal, WV. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis discusses the efforts undertaken by the federal government to improve mine safety.
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VA Continues Working to Eliminate Veterans Homelessness
Posted by on February 4, 2011 at 3:19 PM EDTVA hosted a Homeless Veterans Stand Down event that provided employment services, benefits claims, counseling, pastoral care, clothing, haircuts and health screenings. Stand Down events are part of the VA’s emphasis to end Veteran homelessness in five years.
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Moving forward on Benefit Access Recommendations from Advisory Council
Posted by on December 6, 2010 at 2:18 PM EDTJoshua DuBois highlights some recent progress toward implementing specific recommendations from the President’s Advisory Council.
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