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Jan 25, 2021
New Online Pre-School Helps Prepare Kids for School at No Cost
A representative from Waterford.org speaks with a local Ohio news station about how the organization's UPSTART program is providing access to quality pre-K education for families in the state.
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Jan 23, 2021
United Way 211 Helpline handles surge in calls
Yahoo! News shares how United Way's 211 Helpline is assisting households in Central Texas amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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Jan 8, 2021
Foster Care Was Always Tough. Covid-19 Made It Tougher.
Rita Soronon of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption shares with The New York Times the importance of supporting youth who are aging out of the foster care system, especially amid the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis.
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Dec 21, 2020
Agency celebrates adoption milestone with 500 children placed into ‘forever homes’
Yahoo! News highlights the work of Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, which has helped 500 children in Kentucky’s foster care system find permanent homes since 2006.
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Dec 17, 2020
Covid job losses devastate domestic workers, who are largely unseen
NBC News covers the efforts by National Domestic Workers Alliance to support nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Dec 17, 2020
Treating trauma early to help children cope down the line
In a special report on childhood trauma, PBS NewsHour uplifts HealthySteps as a model of trauma prevention for families with young children.
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Dec 7, 2020
Bill and Melinda Gates Welcome the Philanthropists of the Future
In a letter published in Barron’s, Bill and Melinda Gates site their partnership with Blue Meridian as an example of how “philanthropy can be a team sport.”
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Dec 7, 2020
Money Bail System Exacerbates Inequalities for Many
A North Carolina news outlet shares the story of one formerly incarcerated man who is helping others in his community as part of The Bail Project.
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Nov 25, 2020
Dave Thomas Foundation aims to match every foster child with a forever family
The Columbus Dispatch reports on the efforts by Wendy’s Wonderful Kids to find permanent homes for hard-to-place foster children in Ohio during the ongoing pandemic and holiday season.
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Nov 18, 2020
Group of mothers graduate Nurse-Family Partnership program
A news station in Santa Cruz, CA reports on the recent graduation of new mothers from the local Nurse-Family Partnership program.