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True Angels in the City of Angels: The Top 5 Social Enterprises in LA

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 12.02.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: City Year, Chrysalis, Treepeople, Arne Duncan, Liberty Hill, Operation Usa, Green Dot, Matt Petersen, Ed Norton, Los Angeles, Mark Gold, Mario Lopez, Social Enterprise, Brad Pitt, Steve Barr, Social Entrepreneurship, Alan Khazei, United Way, Handson-Network, Adlai-Wertman, International Medical Corps, Leonardo Dicaprio, Global Green, Heal the Bay, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Greenblatt

Despite the negative press, LA is a vibrant hub of ethnicities and ideas, a thriving metropolis that spurs continuous innovation for the common good.

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Let's Get Serious About America's Hunger Crisis

Gordon Campbell | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Hunger, Food Stamp Program, Charity, Food Stamps, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way, Food, New York News
Gordon Campbell

Forty-nine million Americans do not have dependable access to adequate food. That's nearly 15 percent who struggle to get enough to eat, up from 11 percent a year earlier.

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'Please Give My Dad A Job,' Writes Twelve-Year-Old In Oregon

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Oregon Motorcoach, Free Clinic, Cheyenne Hess, Al-Aqsa, 211, Brian Ellerby, United Way, Bearing Witness 2.0, Ed Read, Food Aid, Bearing Witness, Andy Hess, Impact News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. A 12-year-old girl in ...

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Dropout Prevention Should Be Top of the Class

Gordon Campbell | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Education, Poverty, Dropout Prevention, Public School, United Way, High School, United Way of NYC, Education Reform, Public Education, New York News
Gordon Campbell

What would be the impact if we succeeded in lowering the dropout rate? How much better off will we all be if we succeed in our dropout prevention efforts?

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Domes for the Homeless

Lee Schneider | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology

Read More: Homelessness, Afghanistan, Buckminster Fuller, Volunteers, United Way, Homeless, Bruce LeBel, World Shelters, Navy, Ventura County, Technology News
Lee Schneider

Can a new village of homes be built in a day? The answer is yes if you have volunteers, vision, and an innovative design for geodesic homes.

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The Road Ahead for New York City Nonprofits

Gordon Campbell | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: United Way, Economic Crisis, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way of NYC, Gordon Campbell, New York City, Philanthropy, Food Bank for New York City, New York News
Gordon Campbell

The jobless rate is at a 16-year high and we are seeing an ever-increasing demand for basic human services nonprofits provide as families lose their health care or their homes.

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United Way: How Do You Live United?

Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact

Read More: United Way, Community Service, Video, Education, Live United, Impact News

from the United Way: How do you LIVE UNITED? Grab the closest camera and make a short video explaining how you're working to improve the education, i...

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Holiday in St. Bernard

Julie Fefferman | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Charity Organizations, St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Hurricane Katrina, Medicaid, Natural Disasters, Living News
Julie Fefferman

The St. Bernard Community Center is just a few hundred meters from the main drag of New Orleans. Needy members from the community pace in front, waiting for the center to open.

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