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Jama Shelton

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Ending LGBT Youth Homelessness: Forty to None Project's Multi-pronged Approach

Jama Shelton | May 22, 2013 | Gay Voices
Most solutions to the problem of youth homelessness center around increased shelter services, but we have established a three-tiered approach that is multidimensional and holistic; each part is important in its own right but ineffective without the others.
Ari Nessel

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Unreasonable People: Apply Here

Ari Nessel | May 22, 2013 | Impact
We all have seeds of inherent goodness that, when nurtured and turned into real commitment, can create transform the world around us. This is exactly what we saw in Shodo Spring.
Beth Britton

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Join the Dementia Conversation

Beth Britton | May 22, 2013 | UK Lifestyle
Having a conversation may not seem like a luxury, but there is a point when it can become too late to talk, and you just never know if or when that point may come. I would hazard a guess that the vast majority never had a full and frank discussion with their loved ones about dementia, their wishes for care and their future planning.
Marcia Cross

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Take Control by Taking Action

Marcia Cross | May 22, 2013 | Impact
When I think about how lucky I am that my husband survived, it only reinforces my dedication to taking action against this disease. My wish for every man faced with a cancer diagnosis is to have the same success story.
Amanda Andere

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Remembering: Heroes Without Homes

Amanda Andere | May 22, 2013 | DC
Memorial Day barbecues are being planned as we prepare to remember the millions of veterans who have served our nation, protecting and defending those less fortunate as well as our way of life. For some of these veterans, the idea of a backyard barbecue is far from their reality.
Margaret A. Hacskaylo

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Heroic Normalcy

Margaret A. Hacskaylo | May 22, 2013 | Impact
The Halfway House program at Women for Afghan Women in Kabul is exceptional in its ability to serve these women, whose staff comprise more than just your average shelter contingent of counselors, case managers and administrators.
Cedric Hodgeman

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Five Things Social Entrepreneurs Should Talk About

Cedric Hodgeman | May 22, 2013 | Impact
Being a social entrepreneur can be such a demanding effort that you may forget what's really important. You need to remember your best customers are the people who love you, your family and friends. Don't forget about yourself either.
Liz Joynt Sandberg

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I Am 'Those People' -- Why SNAP Matters to Me

Liz Joynt Sandberg | May 22, 2013 | Politics
Because we got the help we needed, we were able to dig ourselves out. Now it really is "my taxes" that are paying for somebody else's groceries. I'm personally delighted with this arrangement. I've never felt so lucky in my whole life.
Sinead Chilton

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#FitchTheHomeless Campaign Is Well-Intentioned but Sends the Wrong Message

Sinead Chilton | May 22, 2013 | Impact
Mr. Karber clearly has good intentions with his #FitchTheHomeless campaign. He is arguing that defining beauty and coolness in such a narrow way is exclusionary and insulting to people who think differently.
Tilman Ehrbeck

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How Financial Innovation Helps the Poor Improve Their Lives

Tilman Ehrbeck | May 22, 2013 | Impact
In the aftermath of the global crisis, public opinion in the North is less convinced of the merits of an inclusive financial system. How, exactly, does it help, when the reckless expansion of mortgage credit in North America just triggered the deepest recession in recent memory?
William Laney

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Memorial Day's Gamut Of Emotions

William Laney | May 22, 2013 | Impact
It's here again--that one-of-a kind national holiday that runs the gamut of emotions from sadness to gladness, from tears to laughter.
Sandra Lee

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One Million Meals for Kids

Sandra Lee | May 22, 2013 | Impact
If we continue to combine our efforts, we can eventually make childhood hunger yesterday's news. Think of that, next time you bite into a cupcake.
Beverly Bell

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From Field to Table: Rights for Workers in the Food Supply Chain

Beverly Bell | May 22, 2013 | Impact
The Food Chain Workers Alliance has a goal of nothing less than full rights and fair wages for the 20 million workers who grow, harvest, process, pack, ship, cook, serve, and sell food in the US.
Endalkachew Demmisse

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The 50th Anniversary of the AU: Time to Recommit to the Promises of Abuja

Endalkachew Demmisse | May 22, 2013 | Impact
The past decade has seen remarkable transformations across the African continent--an expression of hard earned progress and promise even in the midst of a global financial crisis.
Simone Bernstein

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How Youth Can Support Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Simone Bernstein | May 22, 2013 | Teen
If you're looking to help the residents of Oklahoma, here are eight ways to support the community. While youth and teens may not have their own funds to contribute towards the cause, there are many other ways to support this community in need.
Cheryl Contee

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Behind the Revolution of Diagnosis That Led to the HIV Miracle Baby...and More

Cheryl Contee | May 22, 2013 | Impact
UNITAID is a small but scrappy group based within the World Health Organization that is applying 21st century solutions to age-old problems using a 1-2 punch of innovative financing and futuristic technology.
Greg Archer

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One Valiant Teen Advocate Emerges From The Abercrombie & Fitch Drama

Greg Archer | May 22, 2013 | Impact
Photo: courtesy Darryl Roberts The power of one person can affect the many. And if you're doubting it, just turn your attention to Cali Linstrom. She's the 17-year-old high school student from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, who, this week, boldly addressed Abercrombie &...
Lily Koppel

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The Mirror Has Two Faces

Lily Koppel | May 22, 2013 | Impact
Hairdresser Michael Angelo normally spends hectic days at his salon in NYC, but recently he was in Cambodia, training young women who are survivors of the global sex trafficking epidemic how to blow dry, give manicures, cut, color and style, teaching them to take control of their images.
Ellen Magnis

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These Wounds Must See Light

Ellen Magnis | May 22, 2013 | Impact
I visited some female inmates in our county jail around the holidays and was vividly reminded that unhealed wounds can lead us so far from who we truly are.
Claire Pomeroy

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Foster Care Youth: The Faces of a Nation's Soul in Crisis

Claire Pomeroy | May 22, 2013 | Impact
For some children, the uncertainty of life on the street is better than certainty of violence at home. It was for me. At age 14, I escaped from an abusive home with no money, nowhere to go and only the clothes I was wearing.
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