Friends & Family Community Connection, the Rancho Bernardo-based organization that coordinated and led charitable projects at the local, national and international level over the past 24 years, announced via email Friday it is disbanding. “It has been a great run,” was the July 31 email’s subject line, followed by a […]
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In March of this year, as the coronavirus and its effects were unfolding, Dakota Resources, a 24-year-old community development financial institution (CDFI) in Renner, South Dakota, launched a series of Zoom coffee breaks for people from across the state. Every morning, at 10:30, a few dozen people logged in to […]
In the midst of preparing to expand its building, the Pearland Neighborhood Center is working to meet a surging demand from residents seeking services such as food donations and help with utility bills and rent. “Our services have increased dramatically with COVID-19,” said Debbie Rubestello, PNC’s executive director. “Our food […]
savings accounts for kids More Roughly 46% of the Philippine population is 19 years old and younger. This means that half the country’s population is yet to experience important milestones in their lives – graduating college, getting their first job, finding ‘the one’ and marrying. The list goes on. With […]
Representatives from School District 51 and MarillacHealth visited Central High School on Friday to celebrate the opening of the district’s first school- based health center. The need for the medical clinic was identified after several teen suicides in 2017 and a report from Colorado Health Institute, which pinpointed three District […]
The Candylicious store in the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates. John Stanmeyer for NPR hide caption toggle caption John Stanmeyer for NPR The Candylicious store in the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates. John Stanmeyer for NPR About 95% of 12-year-olds in the Philippines have tooth decay […]
OPINION: A few days ago I picked up a hitch-hiker while I was driving to Kaiteriteri. The chap was carrying a big orange plastic container. “Oh gee. You ran out of petrol?,” I asked. “Yeah,” he grinned. “It happens.” READ MORE:* The long, blue line* Nelson family face the cold […]
When Andrew Miller was training for a marathon, he noticed after about an hour of running, his front tooth would go slightly numb, as if he’d been to the dentist. He also had occasional nosebleeds, but the Whāngarei GP didn’t think much of it. But when he decided to get […]