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Food Pantry Helps Family Get Through Tough Time Dealing With Cancer
I spent my youth in the Navy, and when I got out I began working as a chef. I knew nothing and so I taught…
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How Goodwill Helped Cherise Get Out of the Welfare to Work Program & Become Self-sufficient
Goodwill helped me get out of the Welfare to Work program and become self-sufficient by helping me train and providing the tools needed to apply…
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Rebuilding Together Alexandria Releases Energy Efficiency Home Audit Ideas as Part of Energy Awareness Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. 鈥 Winter鈥檚 cold can be a budget buster for many low-income homeowners鈥攎any of whom are elderly, disabled and veterans. As part of Energy…
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New Courthouse Dog To Help Comfort, Support Victims And Witnesses
By Walt Hunter NORRISTOWN, Pa., (CBS) 鈥 The newest and only four-legged employee at the Montgomery County Courthouse officially arrived for work Friday morning. 鈥淭urks鈥,…
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Home Outfitted Through Good360 Becomes First Renovated Home to Receive 鈥淶ero Energy Ready鈥 Distinction
The Department of Energy recently recognized the energy efficiency of a retrofitted 60-year-old home in Garland, Texas, which Good360 helped outfit through a partnership with…
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Target, Walmart Get Behind Natural Brands in Major CSR Push
By Sheila Shayon Steadfast retailing rivals Target and Walmart came together earlier this month under one uniting topic: sustainability. The pair co-hosted the听Beauty and Personal…
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Mom Has Son Arrested & Sent to Boys Town. Now They’re Closer Than Ever!
Karen made one of the toughest decisions any parent has to make. She had her son Nick arrested and sent to Boys Town. Today, they’re…
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Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for 2014-2015 School Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CONTACT: Jacqueline Dolly Phone: 212-907-0046听听 Email: jdolly@jany.org September 23, 2014 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR THE 2014-2015…
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Teen Mom Realizes Turning Point at Boys Town Washington D.C..
It鈥檚 difficult enough being a single teenage mother in a healthy home setting. But with the odds stacked against her, 17-year-old Stacia faced losing not…
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The Long-distance Job Search: Getting Past the Zip Code Filter
By Debra Berkowitz McCraw 鈥淚鈥檓 willing to move for a job but am afraid I鈥檓 being weeded out simply because my address isn鈥檛 local. What…
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Victory! Town Will No Longer Treat Domestic Violence Victims as Nuisances
By Sandra S. Park Three strikes and you’re out of your home and on the street 鈥 all because you called 911 for help. That…
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2,000 Adults and Children in Need Will Receive New Beds
September 3, 2014 鈥撎齅ore than 2,000 residents of the Washington area who have been sleeping in unfurnished apartments, in homeless shelters or in their cars…
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