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Unite to Fight Pet Cancer With Morris Animal Foundation’s Pet Cancer Information Kit
Do you know what the top 10 warning signs of cancer in dogs is? How about for cats? Every pet deserves a long, healthy life.…
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Last Chance to Register for Fairfax CASA’s 4th Annual Run for the Children
Abused and neglected children need support from all of us in order to reach their potential.ÌýBe a part of their support team by registering for…
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SPLC Files Federal Safety Complaint Against Alabama Poultry Plant for Dangerous Conditions
Beatriz Navedo began to feel dizzy as she worked a processing line at the Wayne Farms poultry plant. As the line zipped by, her chest…
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HRC Unveils Unprecedented Effort to Bring Equality to the South
In an exclusive story withÌýTheÌýAssociated Press, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has unveiled Project One ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, a comprehensive campaign to dramatically expand LGBT equality in the…
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NAACP drops plan to honor Donald Sterling amid recording controversy
By Ruben Vives and David Zahniser Ìý The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People announced Sunday thatÌýDonald SterlingÌýwill not receive an honor amid…
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NARAL successfully lobbies Google to take down ‘deceptive’ pregnancy center ads
By Hayley Tsukayama Google is removing Web search ads for some “crisis pregnancy centers,” after an investigation by NARAL Pro-Choice ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ found evidence that the…
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Stories from the field: SPLC ensures Head Start opportunities for Latino children in Louisiana
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) By Jennifer Coco As a parent, Maria* believed it was important for her 2-year-old daughter, Cristina, to attend Head…
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Stories from the field: Alabama city operates modern-day ‘debtors’ prison’
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) By Jacob Denney I was preparing to leave the municipal courtroom in Montgomery, Ala., when the bailiff announced that…
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Stories from the field: Alabama’s school ‘choice’ law offers no real choice for many disadvantaged children
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Ìý By Kristen Anderson Ìý When I accepted a position as a community outreach advocate with the Southern Poverty…
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Ensuring Safe Environments Where Our Nation’s Children Can Grow Without Fear of Abuse and Neglect
Featured Charity: Prevent Child Abuse ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Prevent Child Abuse ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ works to ensure the healthy development of children and the prevention of child abuse and…
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Actor Josh Charles and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Help Create Big Pinwheel Gardens in New York and Chicago!
“The Good Wife” actor Josh Charles helped Prevent Child Abuse ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ transform Times Square into the Big Pinwheel Garden on Tuesday, April 9, to mark…
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“Any Cause, Anytime, Anywhere” – That’s What DoSomething.org’s New Website Delivers
Have you visited the DoSomething.org website recently? ÌýThey just launche a new website design and here’s what their CEO, Nancy Lublin, had to say about…
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