Children Program Articles & Analysis
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Government and Social Services – Helps determine the time to: child welfare and to match children with appropriate foster parents. Used to optimize the length of stay of children in the program, to estimate participation time in various social programs, and to estimate the time it takes for various policies to take effect. ...
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NIAID's Inner-City Asthma Consortium designs and implements immune-based therapies for asthma and conducts studies to define and treat the disease in inner-city children. ICAC is the third consecutive inner-city asthma research program funded by NIAID since 1991. ...
Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $357,999 in grants to local community organizations for projects aiming to protect children in underserved communities from environmental threats. “Safeguarding the health of children is one of our most important responsibilities, and an issue that is very dear to me,” said Jared Blumenfeld, ...
For over the past year, these multi-talented ladies have been and helping organizations raise money for such causes as free after school programs for children in under-privileged communities and building new homes and schools for needy communities around the world, as well as performing for various charitable organizations from The 92nd Street Y to The Actors ...
Singer Debbie Gibson marks decades of service by returning to the Philippines to advocate on behalf of poor children with Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization. ...
Each organization that receives a grant creates a program that helps children develop life-long habits for good nutrition and exercise. In 2010 alone, US$120,000 in grants benefited nearly 4,000 children and families nationwide; and since the inception of the Dannon Next Generation Grant program, more than US$580,000 has ...
This program teaches English to mothers and their pre-school children. The program helps children begin school on an even level as their peers. ...
"At Humana, we are committed to supporting programs that result in healthier lifestyles and healthier communities," said Raja Rajamannar, Humana's chief innovation and marketing officer. ...
I am so proud of our youth who seek to further their education and improve their lives," said Children International President and CEO Jim Cook. About Children International: Established in 1936, Children International is a humanitarian organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Children International's ...
(Nasdaq: HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, brightened the holiday season of more than 1,000 children and their families through the Company's Holiday Cheer For Children program. ...
The magical evening will provide special holiday memories for children whose families struggle to meet their basic needs. Children aboard the Fantasy Flight are enrolled in CPCD early childhood education programs. ...
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's largest children's literacy nonprofit, announced the additional steps it has taken to provide more books to children in an effort to develop a nation of readers. ...
Payless said that including this year, it has given $3.4 million in free shoes to children in need through the annual Payless Gives program. "In its third year, the goal of the Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids program remains the same - to provide footwear, a basic necessity, to children who might otherwise go without," said LuAnn ...
Forbes magazine recognizes Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization, as a top charity. ...
"We remain committed to funding programs that improve the determinants of health such as food, safety and physical activity." ...
Organized by the Afterschool Alliance, the eleventh annual Lights On Afterschool rally included more than 7,500 events across the country at which children, parents, community leaders, educators and others came together to urge leaders to increase support for the afterschool programs that children and families need. ...
Those proceeds will benefit World Vision's "Ninos de la Calle" (street children) program which assists in the wide spread problem of homeless children in Mexico City. Specifically designed to enable street children to become more self sufficient and move into a stable environment, the program focuses on ...
Allen's Vulcan Productions and the NOVA/WGBH Science Unit, This Emotional Life was honored for its respectful and accurate portrayal of people with mental illnesses. Past winners include programs ranging from Autism: The Musical to "The Sopranos" and "Grey's Anatomy." This year's awards paid special tribute to programming that has brought national attention to ...
Holmes and president and chief executive officer of Wyndham Hotel Group Eric Danziger on behalf of the Wyndham Worldwide charitable foundation at the request of the company's Wishes by Wyndham philanthropic program. "Children shape the future of our world," said Holmes. "With this in mind, our Wishes by Wyndham philanthropic program supports ...
There is no end in sight as youth unemployment is expected to escalate by the end of the year. Children International has been proactive in taking a stand against poverty through "Into Employment," a job-skills training program that equips youth with skills needed to obtain a job. ...