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One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program , better known as DACA, with a mixture of resignation ... periods without fear of deportation under the Obama-era program initiated through...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

... many in the city’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they want their kids to receive. De Blasio rolled out the federally funded program on Sept. 6, promising free meals for all city ...

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‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City

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10/02/2017

They have prior criminal records but now aim to resolve neighborhood conflicts before they turn violent. They walk neighborhood streets on a daily basis and use their connections to resolve disputes before they escalate, requiring the police.

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Google Pledges $1 Billion to Fund Non-Profit Education

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10/13/2017

... the U.S. from India 24 years ago. Pichai also unveiled a program called "Grow with Google" aimed at training Americans how to get jobs or grow their businesses. The program aims to outfit people with...

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Sloan Scholar Says Funding will Open Doors in Materials Science Field

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11/09/2017

... networking opportunities in the field. The Sloan Scholars program , supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, ... builds on Penn State’s Bunton-Waller assistantship program . Since then, the initiative has...

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New York Women's Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience

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11/28/2017

... and physical violence. Grants were awarded based on a program 's capacity to build resistance to harmful policies .....

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations Launches Initiative to Support A More Inclusive American Democracy

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05/02/2018

... United States who have recently left public service. The program is designed for public-sector leaders interested in ...

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Civic Engagement

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Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

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06/01/2018

... Foundation was a call to shift the focus of the Cal Grant program from covering tuition costs to helping students meet ... the state would have to devote more funding to the program to meet that goal. After...

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Capital One ScopeAthon Provides Consulting Services to Nonprofits

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07/13/2018

At the Capital One ScopeAthon event, held at the 1717 Innovation Center in downtown Richmond, volunteers from Capital One provided free, skills-based consulting services to five Richmond nonprofits: UnBoundRVA, Startup Virginia, YWCA Richmond,...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Grants $1.25 million to Support Aging-in-Place Services

Release Date:

07/23/2018

... for low-income older adults. Habitat will implement a program designed by Johns Hopkins School of Nursing that ... in Place – Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program will be implemented by Habitat...