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Veteran Stand Down Connects Homeless and At-Risk Veterans with Essential Services
The Santa Barbara County Veteran Stand Down event helps the homeless and at-risk veterans get free haircuts, food, clothing, mental health services and flu shots. The event was held at the Santa...more



Enfield Community Group to Raise Homelessness Awareness
Friends of Albany Park, an Enfield community group, will be raising awareness about homelessness and providing counsel at a drop-in day session later this month. Other activities include having...more

Artisan Bakery Makes Bread Sustainable, Supports People with Mental Health Problems
Centre for Better Health, a Hackney community-based mental health charity, runs an artisan bakery called Better Health Bakery. The bakery offers people with mental health problems the opportunity...more

HHS Seeks Obamacare Translation Services Supporting at Least 100 Languages
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is addressing data privacy and security concerns in connection with the operation of exchanges. The solution: translation services. HHS is...more

Peace Corps Rep Talks about Volunteering Overseas to Students
Peace Corps representatives recently paid Grand Valley State University a visit to talk to its students about volunteer work abroad. Not sugar-coating their experience, Peace Corps volunteers deal...more

Hike Fundraiser to Raise Homelessness Awareness
The annual Hike for the Homeless fundraising event by the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter (BAHS) brings hundreds of volunteers to walk through downtown Bangor to raise awareness for homeless people in...more

Why Rethinking Social Enterprise Accelerator Programs is Crucial
Kristin Gilliss, the Mulago Foundation's Associate Portfolio Director, writes why Mulago sees "half-baked" often. Half-baked means: A good idea, but no implementation plan; A great set of...more

Ashoka Arab World Joins 5th Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakech
Ashoka Arab World will be joining the 5th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) as a Knowledge partner, together with 3000 entrepreneurs, government officials and thought leaders. Ashoka Arab World...more

SNAP Enrollment Does Not Mean Enhanced Food Security or Dietary Quality
According to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, SNAP could do more to sufficiently address the problem of food insecurity and dietary quality SNAP beneficiaries...more

Social Enterprise V2.0
Referring to an article in VentureBeat, Midsize Insider states that midsize companies' needs are driving new interest in social business since large corporations do not need the help of start-ups to...more



 
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