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VietMOMS: Maternal Outreach Management System
This project helps plan and develop culturally appropriate health care coordination, education and access to community services for low income Vietnamese mothers and babies in Orange County. For more information on projects funded by The California Endowment visit us on the web at www.calendow.org.
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Education System | Kimberly Robin | State Your Change
At the Causecast Holiday Party, Causecast asks attendees for the changes they would like to see in the world. Kimberly Robin responds.
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Urban Education System | State Your Change
At the Causecast Holiday Party, Causecast asks attendees for the changes they would like to see in the world.
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Do 1 Thing Animated Short Trailer - Do1Thing to Help Homeless Youth
Pasquale Chieffalo, a graduate student in the Communications, Design & Technology department at Parsons, The New School for Design produces short animated promo for the Do1Thing project. Chieffalo animated the short as well as composed original music for the project. Using Aftereffects software to convey a simple but clear message, Do1Thing to help homeless youth. A NATIONWIDE CALL TO ACTION www.do1thing.org There are more homeless people today than at any previous time in U.S. history. Right now, more than 1.3 million of them are children. Do1Thing is our call to action to make a difference. We believe that by focusing our efforts on highlighting 1 Cause while asking people to do 1 Thing for that cause, great change will come. More than 30 Pulitzer-prize winning photographers and some of the most recognized names in photography have come together to put a “face” on teenage homelessness while asking you to put a “face” on activism and do 1 thing to help. Why focus on teenage homelessness? Three out of every 10 homeless adults admit to a history in foster and with 25,000+ children “aging out” of the foster care system each year, many will end up experiencing homelessness. The issues surrounding homelessness are gigantic. The solutions offered are endless. But what if everyone did 1 thing on 1 day to help this 1 cause? PROJECT PARTNERS It is the goal of Do1Thing to not only raise awareness for teenage homelessness, but also to promote and support the work of those non profits who have a long history of providing education, health care, job training and temporary housing to them. Through sustainable projects they are moving children from a life on the streets to permanent housing and a future. We are proud to partner with the following organizations. Covenant House International www.covenanthouse.org The largest privately funded agency in the Americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth. Stand Up For Kids www.standupforkids.org Their mission is to help homeless and street kids. They do this, every day, in cities across America through volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. All facets of their mission are guided by the mandate that their volunteer’s tell kids they care about them and then, at every point, prove it. Do1Thing is a project of The Heart Gallery of New Jersey, a unique not-for-profit dedicated to raising awareness about foster children available for adoption. Through the volunteer efforts of some of the country's most prestigious photographers, portraits are taken that help capture the individuality and spirit of each foster child who is eligible to be adopted. www.heartgallerynj.org To view more of Pasquale Chieffalo's work, visit his website: http://www.pasqualechieffalo.com/
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This video by freelance photojournalist David Peterson was originally produced for Drake University to document the sights and sounds of Reggie's Sleepout, a university-hosted event designed to educate the public about homelessness. It includes the voices of organizers and participants, as well as selections from songs played during the event to help raise awareness. In March 2001, Reggie Kelsey aged out of the foster care system, became homeless and was found dead in the Des Moines River two months later. Reggie's Sleepout was organized to create awareness of and provide support for more than 3,000 homeless youth in Polk County, Iowa. David Peterson has been a photojournalist since 1975, having worked at the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Des Moines Register. He currently owns his own freelance photography business, specializing in documentary, sports, corporate and travel photography. While at the Des Moines Register, Peterson won two Pulitzer Prizes. The first was in 1987 for Feature Photography when he documented Iowa's farm crisis. The second was in 1991 for Community Service.
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Washington: Dennis Molino, Age 20
Dennis Molino is a 20 year old living in Seattle, WA. After losing his parents to addiction and violence, he bounced around the foster care system before being "aged out" when he turned 18. As recently as a month ago, Molino was living on the streets, sleeping in cars, on couches, and anywhere else he could find warmth and shelter. Thanks to help from the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, he is now living at their local youth home, where he participates in educational and employment workshops. Molino has a job at a local fast-food restaurant, and plans to get his G.E.D. and pursue a future in culinary arts.
Articles
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Gates Grants Aim to Help Low-Income Students Finish College
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced nearly $70 million in grants as part of an ambitious initiative: to double the number of low-income students.
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Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early Education
It was the morning after the presidential election, and Matthew Melmed, executive director of Zero to Three, a national organization devoted to early...
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Gazan Children Return to School
Save the Children Assisting Gazan School Children Following Cessation of Violence.
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Moroccan Graduates Face Bleak Prospects
Morocco has an unusual problem - the more educated you are, the harder it seems to be to get a job.
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Breaking The Chain: Nonprofit Works To Save Guatemalan Children
"I stopped trading in little girls last May when I sold an 11-year-old to a Brazilian businessman. He hurt her very bad, very bad."
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L.A. Teachers and Students Protest, Walkout
They weren't able to strike, but thousands of Los Angeles teachers protested potential layoffs by picketing before class and calling in sick today.
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Van Jones to Supporters: Spread The Green Jobs Gospel
For the first time since resigning from his position at the White House earlier this month, Van Jones addressed his mailing list with his response.
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REVO LA Art Show Benefits School In Indonesia
This weekend, check out an awesome art show at UCLA - to benefit the Sekolah Dasar Balem Wamena School in West Papua, Indonesia.
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Enjoy working with kids? Want to help others achieve their goals? Enjoy traveling and new challenges? Try becoming a teacher!
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Bassnectar On President Obama, The Internet, And Inspiring Youth Culture To Impact Change
Bassnectar recently spoke to Causecast about Obama, the Internet, empowering youth, facilitating social change, and what inspires him to inspire others.
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College may become unaffordable for most in U.S.
The rising cost of college — even before the recession — threatens to put higher education out of reach for most Americans.
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Save the Children Expands Assistance to Children Hurt by Zimbabwe Hunger Crisis
With a deepening food emergency threatening the lives and well-being of millions of Zimbabweans, Save the Children is moving to reach vulnerable children.
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Kestrin's Top 3 Causes: "We are ones we are waiting for"
You know how the world has been getting a little crazy lately? You know how it feels to be completely helpless as our country and the world at large fluctuate from crisis to crisis, with no end in ...
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Kestrin's Top 3 Causes: "We are ones we are waiting for"
You know how the world has been getting a little crazy lately? You know how it feels to be completely helpless as our country and the world at large fluctuate from crisis to crisis, with no end in ...
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Dear Mr. President Parents first wish for his son with Autism
Mr. President-Elect Obama congratulations on your victory. You said in your speech we are fighting wars on two fronts. Actually, from my perspective we are fighting three. Something must be done fo...
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Who says Autism Is not Fatal Dr. Julie Gerberding? Warrior Dad Gives Up FIght Takes Sons Life
This is where the tragic tale ends up folks. Two dead, many family members shattered, and society loses unknown potential. The headline could have just as easily read Tanners Dad ends the story. Ry...
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There are many issues surrounding the education and treatment of children with autism in the United States. I have been mulling over the very emotional exchange between the mothers in the parent ro...
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At first I was not going to post the questions given to me by Tom Daschle & the Obama Biden Transition Team Project on Autism and Health Reform. I was afraid that would stand in the way of creative...
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Bay Area Waldorf outfits School with Solar
The Waldorf School, an experimental educational system with true progressive philosophies, scored more karma points as it installed solar panels on its Los Altos campus. Partnering with SolarCi...
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Kestrin's Top 3 Causes: "We are ones we are waiting for"
You know how the world has been getting a little crazy lately? You know how it feels to be completely helpless as our country and the world at large fluctuate from crisis to crisis, with no end in ...
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Morgellons: a new disease that I feel we must all be educated on and aware of
Morgellons: a new disease that I feel we must all be educated on and aware of Hi I am sending this just because as someone who is always trying to keep up with health and healing and keep love...
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NEXTAID Youth With A Vision: Community Center And Children's Residential Village
THE VILLAGE Intended to showcase natural building design, the earth-friendly sustainable village in Dennilton, South Africa will serve as a beacon of hope in a community that has been devastated b...
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Honduras. July 28th, 2008 The following post was written Friday from Honduras where I was visiting 6 new wells funded through our partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue. $500,000 was raised through...
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I'll put it out there - I worked for Bush in the first term. Go ahead, hate me. Go ahead and hate me and believe what you will based on what you think you know. One of the fundamental problems w...
