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5 Indiana bishops set for Notre Dame poverty summit
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's five Roman Catholic bishops are scheduled to attend a daylong conference at the University of Notre Dame that will seek to find ways to reduce poverty and ease the suffering it causes. Organizers say the Indiana...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Vincent de Paul, Poverty, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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Illinois' method for measuring student poverty raises count statewide
In the federal government's view, an estimated 1,339 poor schoolchildren live within the affluent Arlington Heights-based School District 59. But the state counted 3,536 poor students when it doled out a "poverty grant" to the district this school year....
Tags: Burr Ridge, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Public Schools, Riverdale (Cook, Illinois), United States Census Bureau
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Catholic Charities' mobile outreach will deliver food to needy families in 6 W.Va. counties
ELIZABETH, W.Va. (AP) — Catholic Charities West Virginia is launching a new Mobile Outreach and Wellness Works Food Pantry this week to serve six eastern counties. Bishop Michael Bransfield is holding a dedication ceremony Thursday at St. Elizabeth...Tags: Walmart, Ceremonies, Healthy Diet, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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In efforts to improve school safety, mental-health counseling lags
More than 130 police officers and deputies roam the halls of Orange County's 184 public schools, a visible reminder of efforts to make schools safer. But the same schools share only 44 social workers. That's about one for every 4,150 students, well over...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions, Health and Safety at Work, Family
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From 'Middle East' to 'Eager Park,' a community is rebranded
Hundreds of residents have been relocated and dozens of homes cleared from Baltimore's Middle East neighborhood in recent years. Now the area just north of Johns Hopkins Hospital may be losing something more: its name. As an ambitious redevelopment...Tags: Belair Road, Business, Hospitals and Clinics, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Fells Point
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Local Car Show Raises Over $80,000 For Wichita Charities
The 56th Annual Starbird-Devlin Rod & Customs raised $83,100 in its second year under new ownership. This is an increase in profits from 2012, in which $75,000 was raised. All of the proceeds raised from the car show were distributed equally on...
Tags: Social Issues, Passenger Cars
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Burma Soldier" subject will speak at Hampton benefit for Commonwealth Catholic Charities
A former solder in the totalitarian regime that has ruled Myanmar for more than 45 years and later joined that nation's pro-democracy movement will be the keynote speaker at Saturday's benefit for Commonwealth Catholic Charities. The World Fusion gala is...Tags: Hampton Roads, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Burma, Malaysia
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Rejected housing project still divides Wheeling
After Wheeling Village President Judy Abruscato was unseated in the April election by longtime Trustee Dean Argiris, some speculated that her loss was fueled in part by residents vehemently opposed to the proposed PhilHaven housing development for...
Tags: Laws, Judges, Politics, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Scammers may be racing to capitalize on Boston marathon bombing
If you want to show your compassion by donating to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, be careful. A crook may be waiting to run off with your cash. Dubious charitable appeals follow most tragedies, and chances are it will happen with this one, too....Tags: Sports, Lawyers, Viral Diseases and Infections, Business, Crime, Law and Justice
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BBB warns of charity scams in wake of Boston marathon bombing
At least one poorly-conceived charity scam has already emerged in the wake of the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday, and more are likely. BBB Wise Giving Alliance ("Alliance"), the national charity monitoring arm of the Better...
Tags: Sports, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Annual benefit for Lutheran Social Services
The northeast region Lutheran Social Services annual benefit will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church, 1732 S. Main St. The event will honor supporters of Lutheran Social Services in addition to raising funds to support services in the... -
Newtown Charities Raise $20.4 Million, Reveal Plans For Cash
The Hartford CourantMore than 40 charitable groups, many formed following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, have collected nearly $20.4 million since the Dec. 14 shooting, with about 15 percent of the money being distributed, the attorney general's office said...Tags: Adam Lanza, Lawyers, Consumers, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Shootings
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