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Beads of Courage Helps Tell the Stories of Cardiac ICU Patients

February 24, 2015

Every patient at Children’s National Health System has a story and sometimes they choose to animate them through the Beads of Courage® program. Beads of…

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Company’s Staff Is 80% Employees With Autism, Provides Model For Other Businesses

February 24, 2015

A father-son team launched a car wash to help an underemployed population make a splash on job scene. John and Tom D’Eri recently spoke to…

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SPLC lawsuit demands necessary health care for transgender inmate in Georgia prison

February 24, 2015

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections on behalf of a transgender woman who has been…

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[Interview] Luftwerk Takes You Inside “INsite” at Farnsworth House

February 24, 2015

You might have heard it said that the past illuminates the present. But what if we in the present illuminated the past — literally and…

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Giving Is Expected to Rise Nearly 5% This Year and Next, Study Predicts

February 24, 2015

By Alex Daniels Philanthropic giving is expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, and 4.9 percent in 2016, exceeding the average rate of growth in…

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Volunteering with Feeding Ӱҵ Doesn’t Stop with Working in the Local Soup Kitchen

February 24, 2015

Each day, hunger is experienced in every community across this country. In fact, the Feeding Ӱҵ network feeds over 46.5 million neighbors each year. Ending…

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HATE IN AMERICA Airs Tonight at 8/7c on Investigation Discovery

February 23, 2015

The murder of James Craig Anderson in Mississippi brings bigger problems into the open when the police find out the motive for his killing.HATE IN…

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Feed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, Stepping Down

February 19, 2015

Thursday, February 19th, Feed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, announced that he has chosen not to renew his contract with Feed the Children when it…

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SPLC Report: ‘Lone Wolf’ Domestic Terrorism on the Rise

February 18, 2015

As the White House prepares to host a major summit examining the threat of violent extremism next week, a Southern Poverty Law Center study of…

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Children’s National Medical Center to Create Healing Garden for Children and Their Families

February 18, 2015

Children’s National Health System is turning a 7,200-square-foot gravel rooftop into a healing outdoor space for children and their families in the hospital. This special…

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Study: LGBT Adults Have Better Self Esteem, Less Depression If They Came Out In School

February 18, 2015

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have better self esteem and less depression as young adults if they…

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How Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is Helping Solve the Diabetes Epidemic

February 18, 2015

For millions of children and adults living with diabetes today, a cure would mean the ability to restore natural insulin production and normalize blood sugar…

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