Orphan

What To Do With Your Orphan: A Manual

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.06.2012

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Orphans are often the protagonists in bed time stories and in children's adventures. From "Great Expectations" to "Annie," kids who are plunked into t...

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When I Lost My Mother, I Lost Someone Else, Too

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Therapy, The Inheritance of Loss, Orphan, Inheritance, Cancer, Loss, Shrink, Grieving, Women News
Claire Bidwell Smith

Without my mother, I couldn't possibly go on. I couldn't grow up, become a woman, do things that she would never know about, go places she'd never been, think things I couldn't tell her.

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New Law Could Help Foster Kids Stay Off Streets

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 11.22.2011

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New legislation signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder Tuesday raises the age of children participating in state foster care programs from 18 to 21. That...

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Reading a Mother's Day Card From 300 Years Ago

Louise Mirrer | Posted 07.06.2011

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Louise Mirrer

As we celebrate Mother's Day 2011, let's be grateful for the mementos we have from our own mothers, and for the love they keep alive.

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Images For Good: Tyler Stableford's Films, Photos From Ethiopia

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Crandell

There are 5 million orphans in Ethiopia, according to the official UNICEF estimate. Frehiwot Abera is one of them. Photographer Tyler Stableford me...

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The Future of Foster Care: Are We Too Cheap to Keep Children Safe?

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fostering Media Connections, Abuse, Disproportionality, Orphan, Bias, Racism, Harvard Law School, Elizabeth Bartholet, Maltreatment, Daniel Heimpel, Foster Care, Neglect, Impact News
Daniel Heimpel

If making children safe truly requires changing the overarching ideology, then juvenile judges, social workers, children's rights attorneys and social scientists cannot do it alone.

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Former Model Uses Fashion Startup To Fund Orphanage in Kenya

Tonic | JOSIE RAYMOND | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's a remarkable biography: Siamanda Chege, the eldest daughter of a homemaker and a missionary, grew up in Nakuru, Kenya with eight siblings. After...

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After Tucson, the State of the Union

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

The speech Barack Obama gave in Tucson was a memorial to the victims of a horrible tragedy, but the spirit of his speech could also shape Tuesday's State of the Union address by calling us to be worthy of each victim's sacrifice.

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Improve the World (and Yourself) One Grateful Child at a Time

Lisa Haisha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Impoverished, Orphanage, Cambodia Children's Fund, Developing Countries, Volunteering, Cambodia, Just Do It, Third World, Scott Neeson, Orphan, World News
Lisa Haisha

Imagine saying good-bye to your big house and luxury car so you can live among the impoverished. That's exactly what one person did, and he's never regretted his decision.

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Responsibility Lost

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Heimpel

Los Angeles Times' reckless coverage of child deaths threatens the very children we trust it intends to protect.

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Analyzing Dexter: Psychologists and Criminologists Explain Why They Are Smitten

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bella DePaulo

Do you know about Dexter the lovable serial killer? The first time I watched an episode, I could not believe what I just experienced. I was rooting fo...

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Looking Back and Giving Back

Heather Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SOS Kinderdorf, SOS Children's Villages, Children, Orphan, Africa, Orphans, Ghana, Orphaned Children, Impact News
Heather Paul

I have written a check to my high school alma mater for the repair of its watch tower. But those are small gestures of giving back to what made me who I am.

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'Orphan Doctor' Calls on World Community to End Orphan Crisis by Tackling Poverty

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO), has issued a bold response today to a recent article on child trafficking. J...

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Charity as a Drop in the Bucket: Day 7

Ken Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ken Wong

Join me and my Face-to-Face AIDS Project and see how our ideas of charity evolve with on-the-ground experiences.

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Predicting the Haiti "Orphan" Rescue

Saundra Schimmelpfennig | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saundra Schimmelpfennig

Unfortunately, you cannot automatically assume that any Haitian orphanage you are considering funding is really putting the best interest of the children first. Do your homework before giving.

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The 9 Stupidest Surprise Endings Imaginable (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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We like surprise endings as much as the next guy: "The Usual Suspects," "Psycho," "Fight Club"--they all rocked our world and made us thankful for bei...

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2009 Summer Movie Review Part I: The Moments That Mattered.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Remembering Up, Transformers 2, Harry Potter, Inglourious Basterds and more.

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Colbert Tells Us Which Movies Are Destroying America (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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It's pretty clear that Hollywood hates America. If they didn't, why would they blow it up in all their films? Well, someone has finally said it. Steph...

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The Week in Dodgy Cinema: Welcoming the Icky Orphan; Bumping the Ugly (Truth)

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gregory Weinkauf

Orphan is actually a pretty good little B-movie thriller and most of its uncomfortable fun lies in Esther doing and saying increasingly psychotic things.

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The Lost & Found Bin of The Digital Age

Mathew Preprost | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mathew Preprost

IFoundYourCamera.net has proved that a lot of people lose their cameras and many people are willing to help out total strangers in getting their lost items back.

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