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Homeless advocate speaks up amid budgetary gloom

Baltimore :: OH :: USA | 2 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

F acing a panel of experienced elected officials can be daunting, especially for those whose agencies depend on the government for financial support, but don't count Andrea Ingram among the intimidated. After hearing uniform predictions of unrelieved...

Tags: Sen. Allan H. Kittleman, Sen. Kasemeyer, Andrea Ingram, Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer, Shane Pendergrass, H. Bates, human services, Martin O\'Malley, Baltimore, Allan H. Kittleman, Social Issues

Giving wisely, when donations have tanked $6 billion

New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

People and businesses still saw fit to donate more than $300 billion to causes near and dear to their hearts. But… this year? “We are fearful that giving will continue to be down this holiday season as it was last year,” nonprofit watchdog Charity Navigator...

Tags: human services, New York City, Charity Navigator, Social Issues, American Institute of Philanthropy, Foundation, Charities, Charitable organization, Non-profit organization, Human Interest

Let's Pretend: The Napa Valley Coalition of Nonprofits plans a night of escape

Napa :: CA :: USA | 5 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

How about an escape from this crummy economy, declining home values and joblessness? The 64 member agencies of the Napa Valley Coalition of Nonprofit Agencies have decided we all need an escape. The coalition employs 4,000 Napans, has 5,000 volunteers...

Tags: Napa Valley, Napa County, Coalition, human services, Napa, Napa Valley AVA, Napa County California, Napa California, American Viticultural Areas

Mammograms, Part Two

Greensboro :: NC :: USA | 13 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebellius downplayed the panel's findings, saying mammograms still vital for women age 40 and above. Good start Madam Secretary: The Obama Administration must go farther. The public must be assured that the...

Tags: human services, Greensboro, Breast cancer, Cancer, Mammography Quality Standards Act, Breast cancer screening, Mammography, Medical imaging, Oncology, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues, Publicly-funded health care, Healthcare in the United States, Health insurance, Cancer screening, Healthcare reform in the United States, Politics, Hologic, Screening, Medical physics, Radiology, Breast, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Risk factors of breast cancer

Officials Defend Handling of Flu Vaccine

Seattle :: WA :: USA | 13 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

As a nationwide shortage of swine flu vaccine stretched into its sixth week, federal health officials defended how they handled the program, arguing that the roots of the shortage were beyond their control and that they had made the right decisions on...

Tags: human services, million doses, Seattle, Influenza pandemics, flu pandemic, flu pandemic vaccine, Influenza vaccine, Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, Politics, Vaccines, Vaccination, Pandemics, Health Medical Pharma

Hearing rehashes Howe debate

Tinley Park :: IL :: USA | 13 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union) and some of the Howe families are continuing their campaign to keep Howe open," said Zena Naiditch, president and CEO of Equip for Equality, an advocacy group for people with disabilities...

Tags: Esther Golar, Howe Developmental Center, run facilities, developmental centers, howe residents, human services, Tinley Park, Tinley Park Illinois, Social Issues

Proposed new DHS budget ’unrealistic,’ one state lawmaker says

Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 2 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

No big cuts loom for the Iowa Department of Human Services in a proposed new $5 billion budget, even though state revenues are dropping and millions of federal stimulus money will soon disappear. �No cuts in services, no cuts in provider rates, no layoffs,�...

Tags: human services, Des Moines

Lawmakers consider tax breaks for storm shelters in mobile home parks

Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 2 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

On the morning of Feb. 10, the Lone Grove Mobile Home Community had people living in 41 manufactured homes. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., only four mobile homes remained standing. A mobile home park east of the Indian Hills exit on Interstate 35. (Maike Sabolich)...

Tags: Oklahoma Family Policy Council, attendance record, food stamps, House General Government Committee, human services, Oklahoma City

Capital Eye Opener: Wednesday, September 2

Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

But Elmo, the furry red creature from Sesame Street that's prone to spontaneous song and hysterical giggling, is the White House's latest appointed soldier in the prevention of swine flu, Dana Milbank of the Washington Post notes . "We are thrilled to...

Tags: swine flu, Elmo, Sesame Workshop, human services, h1n1 virus, public services, U.S, Barack Obama, h1n1 influenza, services advertisements

DHS to increase scrutiny of suspicious child injuries

Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

More suspicious injuries to children will be reviewed by paid teams of medical professionals in an attempt to thwart preventable abuse, Iowa's human services chief said Monday. Department of Human Services Director Charles Krogmeier said the small teams...

Tags: child abuse, human services, Iowa

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