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9/11 victims remembered at numerous area memorials
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El Centro's Ballington Academy teachers seek additional compensation
Staff Writer, Copy EditorTeachers at Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences are requesting additional compensation on account of an extended academic school year that they contend has added 14 work days not specified in their employee handbook. The charter school...Tags: Career and Workplace, Work Relations, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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A matter of survival: An aging population continues living with HIV
The Spokesman-ReviewMark Garrett is alive, which, among his group of friends from 25 years ago, puts him in the tiny minority. That Garrett is 58 and living with HIV puts him in a growing demographic: People with HIV are aging, as a group. Although younger people still...Tags: Heart Disease, HIV, Colleges and Universities, Arthritis, Physical Conditions
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Program at Mather aids former Sacramento County foster kids
The Sacramento BeeBy the time he left foster care, Willis Mucelroy estimates, he had lived in 30 foster homes across the Central Valley. He ended up homeless, sleeping behind a south Sacramento community center earlier this year. Then Mucelroy, 20, found a program that...Tags: Career and Workplace, IKEA, Colleges and Universities, Abusive Behavior, Labor Legislation
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MassHousing awards $104G in sober housing grants
Boston HeraldMassHousing said this week it has awarded $104,950 to support sober housing programs in Boston, Worcester and Springfield. The MassHousing grants will come from the Center for Community Resource Innovations Inc., a nonprofit subsidiary corporation of...Tags: Boston
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Tulsa nonprofit groups receive $315,000 in grants from Inasmuch Foundation
Tulsa WorldThe Oklahoma City-based Inasmuch Foundation announced $315,000 in grants to 10 Tulsa nonprofit organizations Tuesday. The grants were awarded to projects addressing education, health and human services, and community enhancement. "We are honored to...Tags: Mental Health, Preventative Medicine, Abusive Behavior, Youth Organizations, Vaccines
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Howard steps up for homeless with land buy for housing [Commentary]
Howard County took an important step in the fight against homelessness last week by purchasing an 8-acre lot that will be the future home to a 30-unit housing facility. Using $3.25 million in land acquisition dollars, the county bought the land at the...Tags: Homelessness, Social Issues, Ken Ulman
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Korean drum group performing at Empty Bowls dinner Saturday
A Korean drum group from Northern State University will perform Saturday April 20 at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser Dinner at the Yelduz Shrine Center, 802 S. Main Street The dinner runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nanta, the drum group, performs at 11:30 a.m....Tags: The Salvation Army, Canterbury, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Auction Service
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New director named for Webster Area Development Corp.
Melissa Fose has been named the executive director for the Webster Area Development Corp. and Day County Champion Community. Fose has been the interim director since mid-December. Nick Fosheim was the previous executive director. Fose earned her...Tags: South Dakota State University
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New director named for Webster Area Development Corp.
Melissa Fose has been named the executive director for the Webster Area Development Corp. and Day County Champion Community. Fose has been the interim director since mid-December. Nick Fosheim was the previous executive director. Fose earned her...Tags: South Dakota State University
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Nonprofit Spotlight: Plethora of opportunities for volunteers
Cindy Goehring is Northeast Regional Coordinator for Volunteers of America, Dakotas. The phone rings. “Volunteers of America, how may I help you?” “My fence needs painting," the caller says. "Send someone over to paint it as... -
Volunteers help rebuild playground for formerly homeless children
A team of 90 volunteers painted and cleaned the playground at the Pratt House this week to prepare the site for an overhaul next month. College students, part of Students Today Leaders Forever, joined Volunteers of America Chesapeake to enhance the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Education, Gardens and Parks, Students, Teaching and Learning
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