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The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a nonprofit organization which is based in Baltimore. The Casey Foundation makes grants to communities for reforms and policies designed to help disadvantaged children and families. The organization was created in 1948 by UPS founder Jim Casey and his siblings in Seattle; it is named in honor of their mother. In 1994, the foundation moved its headquarters from Seattle to Baltimore; because of this, many Casey Foundation projects are located in or near Seattle and Baltimore. Douglas W. Nelson is the current president of the foundation. The organization has projects throughout the United States, and currently runs the following "Casey Place" initiatives in Mary...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a nonprofit organization which is based in Baltimore. The Casey Foundation makes grants to communities for reforms and policies designed to help disadvantaged children and families. The organization was created in 1948 by UPS founder Jim Casey and his siblings in Seattle; it is named in honor of their mother. In 1994, the foundation moved its headquarters from Seattle to Baltimore; because of this, many Casey Foundation projects are located in or near Seattle and Baltimore. Douglas W. Nelson is the current president of the foundation. The organization has projects throughout the United States, and currently runs the following "Casey Place" initiatives in Maryland: Casey Family Services, Civic Sites, Family to Family, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and KIDS COUNT. All the initiatives are located in Baltimore except for Family to Family, which has locations in Wicomico, Anne Arundel and Princes George's counties in Maryland. Casey Family Services is a child welfare agency that provides programs to help both children and families. Civic Sites is a localized grant program. Family to Family is a child welfare reform program. Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative focuses on reforming the juvenile detention system. KIDS COUNT is a program designed to track the well-being of children on a national and state level.
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A hard road for the poor in need of cars
Last of three parts
No car, no work. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('div#series-box h4.last').html('Map: Alternatives for poor buyers'); }); That's the conclusion Lisa Twombly reached as she fought to hang on to her job as a caretaker for an...Tags: Poverty, Small Businesses, Vanderbilt University , Services and Shopping, Finance
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Stopping same-sex unions protects no one
David Blankenhorn, who heads up a think tank in New York, writes in his Sept. 19 Times Op-Ed article that because marriage is historically a means to provide children with legitimacy, it must so always remain. I do not agree that this is the sole reason...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Career and Workplace, Sex, Children, Family
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Support grows for innovation hub in Baltimore
A survey by the Innovation Alliance found that a vast majority of participants in Baltimore's technology community are interested in a "hub" — akin to similar spaces in New York City and San Diego — that could be used for meetings, conferences...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Abell Foundation, Business, Technology
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'Next economy' envisioned for Baltimore region
A new report being released today calls on the Baltimore region to rethink economic development, pointing to a worrying trend: a mounting share of low-wage jobs shutting more and more residents out of the middle class.
The number of jobs in largely low-...Tags: Think Tanks, Companies and Corporations, Poverty, Employment, Science and Technology
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Institutions organize to boost Baltimore's 'next economy'
The Annie E. Casey Foundation and other Baltimore institutions are organizing to help accelerate the growth of well-paying jobs and make sure more residents are qualified to land them, building on the recommendations of a new study that envisions the...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Corporate Officers, Federal Reserve
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Free tax preparation, plus a lot more
If you don't make a lot of money, the Baltimore CASH Campaign thinks you shouldn't be forking any of it over to get your tax returns prepared.
The nonprofit group is heading into its 11th tax season, offering free help for low- and moderate-income area...Tags: Politics, Federal Income Tax, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health Insurance, Finance
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Networking group aimed at LGBT community launches this week
One day in the fall of 2010, Scott Marder, a partner at the law firm of Duane Morris in Baltimore, received a cold call from a young lawyer in Maryland seeking advice. The lawyer had found Marder's name in a directory maintained by the National LGBT...Tags: Constellation Energy Group, Justice System, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations, Justice System
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New city plan aimed at reducing HIV/AIDS infections by 25%
A group of Baltimore's health care leaders has crafted a plan to cut new cases of HIV infection by 25 percent by 2015, as part of an overall strategy to cope with a disease that has plagued the city for decades.
The plan, scheduled to be given to Mayor...Tags: Politics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, University of Maryland, College Park, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Report: Texas Youth Justice Better, but Can Improve
Texas Tribune
Since abuse scandals rocked the Texas juvenile justice system in 2007, reforms have led to fewer youths in prison and less crime among youths, but a national report issued Tuesday indicates Texas could still improve.
The report, by the...Tags: Prisons, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System
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Library Awards Top Summer Readers
Jarrettsville Elementary School, Patterson Mill Middle School and Patterson Mill High School are the recipients of the Harford County Public Library 2011 Summer Reading Trophies. The trophies were awarded to the elementary, middle and high school with...Tags: Libraries, Louis Brown, Elementary Schools, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Arts and Culture
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High cost of progress in Maryland schools
Maryland schools are spending a fortune to raise achievement — $60,000 for each additional student who becomes proficient. It's too high a price for the results we have been getting. We need to do better.
Between 2003 and 2009, Maryland increased...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning
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A testy reception for new East Baltimore plans
Scott Levitan, development director of the 88-acre redevelopment project north of Johns Hopkins Hospital, was ready Thursday night to present area residents with new ideas for the project — a new park, a new school, a grocery store and other...
Tags: Crimes, Politics, Health, Human Interest, African Americans
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