Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children
Release Date:
07/07/2015
... over the last decade, the new survey of 30,000 American households found that, for every child currently ...
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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars
Release Date:
07/09/2015
... Allen Foundation Award in Pain in partnership with the American Pain Society. This marks the seventh year of this ...
NoVo Foundation Looks to Girls As Change Agents
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... data reveals that white women make more than African- American and Hispanic women regardless of what degrees they ...
Arcus Director Examines the Story Behind LGBT History Month
Release Date:
09/04/2015
... that LGBT history — like women’s history and African- American history — needed a month devoted to its study. But ...
Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank
Release Date:
09/04/2015
... W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research, and Kris Gutiérrez, a language, literacy ...
Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy
Release Date:
09/11/2015
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have elucidated a genetic interaction that may prove key to the development and progression of glaucoma, a blinding neurodegenerative disease that affects tens of millions of...
Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts
Release Date:
09/23/2015
... movement had spread far beyond its modest origins on American college campuses. The new members include Johnson ...
John A. Hartford Foundation: 'Hospital at Home' Prevents Complications
Release Date:
10/13/2015
The shift to value-based care could lead to expanded hospital-level acute care in patients' homes.
Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend
Release Date:
10/21/2015
Gannett's USA TODAY, TEGNA, Points of Light and Newman’s Own, Inc. sponsor the nation's largest day of volunteerism.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Backs Commission on the Future of Higher Education
Release Date:
11/04/2015
... disruptors — is about to get another. This week the American Academy of Arts and Sciences will announce its own ...
Tech Companies Lead the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up - Century Foundation Study
Release Date:
11/13/2015
... a national paid leave standard that serves all American families and communities. . . Tech Companies Lead ...
Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance
Release Date:
11/20/2015
More Americans have health insurance now, but many are finding that even with coverage they cannot afford the deductibles, co-payments and surprise medical bills, according to a national survey.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks
Release Date:
12/07/2015
Bob Doherty, New Jersey president for Bank of America, said that the Bank of America Charitable Foundation is contributing $2 for every $1 given to eligible food banks this year, up to a total match of $1.5 million.
MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab
Release Date:
12/08/2015
With support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching the CommonCents Lab, an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits.
Guardian: Are Gates and Rockefeller Using Their Influence to Set Agenda in Poor States?
Release Date:
01/19/2016
... annually to charitable causes. Nineteen of the 27 are American and many are now looking to extend their influence ...
Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits
Release Date:
01/21/2016
In an NPR article, Michael Peterson, CEO of the anti-debt Peter G. Peterson Foundation, is quoted, saying that the CBO figures show "we remain on a dangerous debt path."
Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund
Release Date:
02/01/2016
Recent research has called attention to an unexpected rise in death rates among middle-aged, white Americans between 1999-2014. The especially broad reach of these negative mortality trends suggests there is an urgent need for further investigation...
Presidential Candidates Ignore Long-Term Care Issues (United Hospital Fund)
Release Date:
02/10/2016
... a mention of one of the most critical issues facing many American families: long-term care. “Unless something ...
An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)
Release Date:
02/22/2016
... was not an obvious pairing. “Forked: A New Standard for American Dining,” paints a grim picture of the food ...
Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center
Release Date:
03/09/2016
... by the challenges of navigating the complexity of the American health care system,” said Brenner, executive ...