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The transparency legislation for Indiana's state funded economic development has been lobbied to both houses of the General Assembly.
Indiana taxpayers will be able to access better visibility,...more
Roanoke-based Total Action for Progress will be getting funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in an effort to end veteran homelessness.
A total of $11.3 million grants will be...more
The Town Kitchen connects low-income Oakland youth aged 16-24 with local chefs and artisans to plan, prepare, build, box and deliver curbside lunch to companies and individuals in the Oakland and San...more
According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the number of homeless people in the area has steadily increased by 16 percent over the past two years.
LAHSA executive director Michael...more
Parikshit Jain, who quit his job at McKinsey in 2006 to start Vienova Technology, is now bringing world-class education services to students.
The interactive technology benefits the students...more
Haere Whakamua, an indigenous social enterprise program, gathers support from the Auckland Council and the University of Auckland Business School to release potential business opportunities in both...more
According to a report in the New York Times, baby boomers seem way better off than most age groups in the workforce.
An increasing number of workers aged 65 and older opt out of retirement and...more
A new Commonwealth Fund scorecard presents the first state-by-state comparison of health care experiences of Americans.
The scorecard finds low-income individuals in top performing states are...more
A hundred civil society organizations (CSO) in Yemen have just finished a training course aimed at strengthening each group's continuing capacity.
The training program is geared on training CSOs...more
According to the Center on Law and Social Policy, if Congress fails to pass legislation to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff," many families will lose access to the important early childhood...more
