Connolly Family Foundation Pledges $600,000 to Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty
October 23, 2018 09:51 ET
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Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to announce that it has received a $600,000 charitable commitment from...
For Medicaid Recipients, Food Insecurity Goes Hand-in-Hand with Stress, Depression, Overweight/Obesity
October 09, 2018 16:00 ET
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International Food Information Council Foundation
Washington, D.C., Oct. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While Medicaid recipients express similar desires for their health as non-recipients, they are having a more difficult time achieving those...
Dr. Jane Goodall Wins URI-Africa Peace Award
July 19, 2018 13:13 ET
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United Religions Initiative
Nairobi, Kenya, July 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was honored with this year’s URI-Africa Peace Award....
Removing Financial Barriers to Citizenship: NaturalizeNY Helps Low-Income Immigrants Achieve Their Dreams
June 25, 2018 13:57 ET
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Robin Hood Foundation
NEW YORK, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Low-income immigrants in New York can now apply for citizenship for free through the NaturalizeNY program. The program is a unique public-private venture...
B.C. Seniors’ Poverty Rate Highest in Canada, New Report
June 12, 2018 03:01 ET
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United Way of the Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seniors’ poverty in British Columbia is the highest rate in the country, according to the B.C. Seniors’ Poverty Report Card released...
Community Groups Call on New Provincial Government to Tackle Racial Inequities in Ontario
June 08, 2018 10:33 ET
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Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic; Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change
TORONTO, June 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change (COP-COC) calls on the new Provincial Government to make racial justice and racial equity a focal point of its...
Racial Justice Report Card Shows Where Political Parties Stand on Racial Equity and Racial Justice
May 30, 2018 11:32 ET
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Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic; Colour of Poverty
TORONTO, May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change (COP-COC) is releasing its 2018 Racial Justice Report Card for Ontario, showing where the three main Ontario political...
Robin Hood celebrates 30 years of impact at historic benefit
May 16, 2018 16:41 ET
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Robin Hood Foundation
NEW YORK, May 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robin Hood, one of the largest anti-poverty forces in the country, celebrated its 30th anniversary tonight at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, May 14,...
Southwest Lancaster Revitalization Gears Up with $600,000 in Grants from The S. Dale High Family Foundation
January 31, 2018 10:20 ET
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High Company LLC
Lancaster, PA, Jan. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mayor Danene Sorace joined with S. Dale High, Chairman of The S. Dale High Family Foundation, to announce five grants totaling $600,000 from the...
Injured Workers Decry Secretive WSIB Annual General Meeting
September 14, 2016 06:30 ET
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Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - September 14, 2016) - In the wake of mounting public criticism, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is holding what advocates believe to be its first Annual...