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JPB Foundation Backs New Childhood Obesity Research

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04/29/2015

... Research Contrary to popular belief, more healthy kids ’ meals were ordered after a regional restaurant chain added more healthy options to its kids ’ menu and removed soda and fries, researchers from ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Food Systems

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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

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11/04/2015

... eaters across the country, the idea that simply changing kids ' menu options can encourage healthier choices in ... at one restaurant chain that began offering healthier kids ' meals in April 2012 have...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Health

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Tufts University

Casey Family Programs Contributes to Initiative in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year

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08/11/2016

... Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year For most kids , the end of summer means back-to-school shopping and ... and class schedules. But for the 2.5 million homeless kids in America, September heat is...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

Around the world, hundreds of millions of students are spending years in school while learning virtually nothing, and many countries are neglecting to even measure their progress, the World Bank warned in its flagship annual economic development...

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely ... healthier your watershed upstream, the less likely your kids are to get this...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Health

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Morgan Stanley Announces Creation of Innovative Play Spaces for Children in 14 Cities With KaBOOM!

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02/02/2018

... FL, unstructured, child-directed play has proven to help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually, yet today’s kids have less time and fewer opportunities to play than any ...

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NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth

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09/12/2016

... Learning to NYC Youth Several foundations are pooling resources to make 13 grants, totaling $835,600, to help young ... of Beam Center. "This is the kind of teaching that gets kids excited about learning...

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The New York Community Trust

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"Be the Change" an Interview with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler

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11/21/2017

... generous benefits—college scholarships for workers’ kids , day care , several weeks of vacation per year—and ... that he could address through his venture: research and resources . After a client has spent time...

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15 Sep 2010

Can You Hear Us Now? Evaluating Policy Change and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... But do you know if it’s working, especially when advocacy work is usually a long-term investment with ... ensuring that the work is on track—and for identifying when it has gone astray so that course...

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14 Oct 2020

Navigating Difficult Dialogues Across Difference – A Workshop

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... how to work with the range of dynamics that are present when humans work together. Each session will build on each ... sometimes struggle to align goals or find common ground when working within a...

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to Comfort Zone Camp

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07/13/2013

... supports BGCA’s Great Futures Campaign for America’s Kids , with a focus on the nonprofit’s academic success ...

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Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?

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08/08/2013

... the Maryland Science Center. As we entered the lobby, the kids were drawn to the artificial geyser, which shoots ...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign

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08/06/2013

... supports BGCA’s Great Futures Campaign for America’s Kids , with a focus on the nonprofit’s academic success ...

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Casey Family Programs Addresses Links Between Food Insecurity And Child Welfare

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02/27/2017

At a special joint session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting including governors and their spouses, Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe and NGA Vice Chair Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval co-moderated a session on ending...

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After We Say Goodbye

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01/29/2010

... staff—was a person of color. She felt so uncomfortable just trying to eat in this setting that she never even ... the bereavement group she had heard they offered. She had just lost her partner of over 28...

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... heard the esteemed Israeli author, Amos Oz, remind us that when we dream we dream of perfection—whether of a person, ... become easier, and the distance between needs and resources can be digitally bridged to...

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NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children

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05/23/2017

... merits of eliminating school lunch fees and getting more kids to eat lunch at school. A hungry child can’t learn or realize her full potential. Hungry kids find it harder to do what is good for their health...

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