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Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning

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09/21/2017

... first time, it also requires contributions toward their health insurance. The deal also came with some caution for the cash-strapped school district. The Buffalo Board of Education Wednesday approved, 8-0, a...

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Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups

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09/21/2017

... said the money will support research, training, and groups of other donors already active in the field. It will also be ... in the developing world. While the money is a tiny slice of the foundation’s more...

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Commonwealth Fund: Why the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Is Unworkable

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09/25/2017

... needs a lot more attention: even last night’s version of the bill won’t work. Graham-Cassidy would, as of 2020, take the funds currently being spent by the federal ... But the central concept of...

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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

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09/26/2017

... in several towns and villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) conflict-hit Kasai region. More ... year in Kasai. The displacement, destruction and looting of homes, health...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at stake, and ... countries. Researchers highlighted the necessity of having teachers who...

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Gender Justice

City Signs Exclusive Deal With Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug

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10/10/2017

... entered into an exclusive one-year deal with the makers of an anti-overdose drug to quicken the time it takes to get the medication into the hands of first responders. The city has allocated about $7.836 .....

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

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10/10/2017

... Trump administration on Friday moved to expand the rights of employers to deny women insurance coverage for ... transgender people. The twin actions, by the Department of Health and Human...

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World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... to the “violence, destruction and forced displacement of the Rohingya,” it will delay the release of a $200 million loan planned for Myanmar. The money was ... and has “strengthened” its engagement in “...

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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

... communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student populations. "This approach emphasizes the needs and interests of students over institutions, combining quality educational...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

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11/20/2017

... a Healthier Brownsville" Brownsville, Brooklyn, is one of six communities that NYSHealth is supporting through its ... in density but rural in its disconnectedness from the rest of New York City,...

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The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2017 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives

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12/01/2017

... Foundation announced today that it has awarded a total of $20,000 in new grants for innovative HIV prevention and ... York City. Amida Care, the largest Medicaid Special Needs Health Plan (SNP) in New York...

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Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

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01/05/2018

... American Dream—not only to advocate for the protection of America’s Dreamers and find a bipartisan, long-term ... diverse workforce. We must continue to advance our culture of belonging, where open hearts and...

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Immigration

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Casey Family Programs Launches New Mapping Tool to Help Advocate for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect

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03/16/2018

... Launches New Mapping Tool to Help Advocate for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect Casey Family Programs, a national grant ... users to see localized indicators connected to community health and maltreatment...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People

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05/02/2018

Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People The Commonwealth Fund on Tuesday released a survey of working-age Americans that found that 15.5 percent were estimated to lack health...

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Denver Food Action Plan

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07/06/2018

... Funds Denver Food Action Plan Denver's Department of Public Health & Environment has launched its Food Action Plan to cut ... two-year pilot, in which Denver aims for a 57% reduction of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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Johnson & Johnson Partners with Other Global Leaders to Expand HIV Treatment

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07/26/2018

... partners, MenStar will expand the diagnosis and treatment of HIV infections in men – keys to breaking the cycle of HIV transmission and ultimately ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health...

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Macquarie Group Announces Winners of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award

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08/27/2019

Macquarie Group Announces Winners of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award We’re proud to announce the five winners of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award. From close to 1,000 ... an area of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Social Justice

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Doubles Support To Prevent Global Road Traffic Deaths

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02/18/2020

... Road Traffic Deaths NEW YORK – Building on the success of 12 years of investment, Bloomberg Philanthropies today ... countries over the next 24 years. “As Transport and Health Ministers from...

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ASPCA Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic

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03/17/2020

... ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ® ) is providing information on keeping animals safe during a human health crisis and encouraging pet owners to include pets in .....

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