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Eight Cities Receive Grants To Reduce Number of Uninsured Children and Families

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07/14/2014

Eight cities received grants of up to $260,000 each from the National League of Cities (NLC) under a program funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies that seeks to enroll more children and families in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Health

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Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

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07/10/2014

Children whose mothers have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development.

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Foundation for Child Development

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

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07/09/2014

The Morgan Stanley Foundation is awarding more than $1 million in grants to local food banks and their hunger-relief programs that deliver nutritious meals to children and families in 27 cities and 17 states.

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Food Systems

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Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head

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07/07/2014

As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, not only expect her to carry on the work of her predecessor Geoffrey Canada, but also to forge new directions.

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Community Development

Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

William T. Grant Foundation President Adam Gamoran discusses the role high-quality social science research can play in identifying programs, policies, and practices that can combat mounting inequality in the United States.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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William T. Grant Foundation

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

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07/01/2014

The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Morgan Stanley Picks Newark As One Of Its Healthy Cities Sites

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06/27/2014

Morgan Stanley named Newark the third location for its Healthy Cities initiative, a program connecting several local nonprofits, schools and hospitals to help support healthy child development.

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Health

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New Center Aids Torture Survivors

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06/18/2014

A new WNY Center for Survivors of Refugee Trauma and Torture, made possible by a $250,000 grant from the New York State Health Foundation, will help torture survivors who have resettled in the Buffalo area with their medical and psychological issues.

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