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Goodwill Helps Visually Impaired Man Land Job and Succeed at New York's Finest; Darryl Humphrey Named Goodwill's 2008 Graduate Of The Year.
May 6, 2008... Byline: Goodwill Industries International
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Darryl Humphrey was unemployed for a year and a half, with no job prospects and no source of income. After working for the same agency for 14 years while...
Family Caregiver Alliance Launches First-of-Its-Kind Family Care Navigator: Comprehensive Online State-by-State Guide for Family Caregivers.
May 6, 2008... Byline: Family Caregiver Alliance
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance has launched the Family Care Navigator, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive online guide intended to...
San Francisco Woman's Strong Work Ethic Turns Around a Life of Addiction; Sheryl Uribe Named Goodwill's 2008 Achiever of the Year.
May 7, 2008... Byline: Goodwill Industries International
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- After leaving behind a decade of cocaine and heroine addiction, Sheryl Uribe was exhausted both physically and emotionally when she approached Goodwill...
Foundation Center Releases Free Audio Version of Guide to Proposal Writing.
May 7, 2008... Byline: The Foundation Center
NEW YORK, May 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Foundation Center, in partnership with the New York Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), is making available free of charge a new audio version of "The...
Brain-Injured Son Fuels Mother's Drive to Earn Gerontology Degree; 79-Year-Old Former Teacher Donning Cap and Gown May 17 at Cal State Fullerton.
May 9, 2008... Byline: Calif. State University, Fullerton
FULLERTON, Calif., May 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The dreaded phone call no mother wants arrived on St. Patrick's Day - 25 years ago.
A frantic voice on the line spewed only six words, over and...
Mott Foundation Grant to Fund Goodwill Staffing Services.
May 19, 2008... Byline: Goodwill Industries International
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has awarded Goodwill Industries International a grant of $173,320 to help fund a national Goodwill staffing services...
Selling Out Social Security - by Bernard Wasow.
May 19, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation
NEW YORK, May 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an opinion piece by Bernard Wasow. Wasow is a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation (http://www.tcf.org/).
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Luczo Dragon IndyCar Carries 'Eyes on the Road' Logo.
May 20, 2008... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute
INDIANAPOLIS, May 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- On May 25, one bright yellow IndyCar, the Number 12 Symantec Dallara Honda, will be racing to win the Indianapolis 500 bearing the symbol of a campaign to...
New 'My Voice, My Life' Curriculum Promotes Self-Determination, Good Decision-Making.
May 20, 2008... Byline: Public Health Institute
OAKLAND, Calif., May 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Teen pregnancy in Alameda County is estimated to cost taxpayers nearly $31 million annually. Several factors contribute to this high cost, including higher rates...
New Teachers: 'I Wasn't Prepared for the Challenges of Teaching in a Diverse Classroom'; Third in Series of Reports on First-Year Teachers Identifies Two Insufficient Areas of Training - Teaching in Diverse Classrooms and Working With Special-Needs Students.
May 20, 2008... Byline: Public Agenda
NEW YORK, May 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality today released research that points to two specific areas where teacher training may be lacking, according...
Envision Pittsburg Facility Closing Due to Decline in Federal Program.
May 27, 2008... Byline: Envision, Inc.
WICHITA, Kan., May 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Envision, a leading employer of people who are blind or low vision, is closing its plastic bag production facility in Pittsburg, Kansas, effective June 30, 2008. The...