UNCF to Raise $5 Million to Help College Students Graduate
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 1, 2011 — Kenisha Cromity is a Fulbright Scholar teaching this year in China. The young African American woman from Jacksonville, Florida, almost wasn’t able to graduate from Atlanta’s Spelman College last year because she couldn’t pay off her tuition.
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Weatherization Assistance Program Seventh Highest Recovery Act Job Creator
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2011 — The federal low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) ranks seventh out of approximately 200 federal programs funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in jobs created or retained, with 14,090 for the third quarter beginning July 1 an…
Poverty Rate Increases: NASCSP Calls for Bold Action to End Poverty
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 — On September 13, 2011, the Census Bureau released its annual Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage report, confirming a continued poverty rate increase over the majority of the last decade. In 2010, the poverty rate increased to 15.1 percent from 14.3 percen…
The American Fertility Association Stands with Planned Parenthood
U.S. House of Representatives Jeopardize Women’s Healthcare
NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2011 — The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to bar Planned Parenthood health centers from all federal funding, including birth control, cancer screening, HIV testing and other essential care. The…
ATLANTA, Jan. 14, 2011 — It was announced today that HGTV’s Kimberly Lacy is signing on as an ambassador for The Fuller Center for Housing. Many celebrities merely lend their names to causes, and others like Kimberly Lacy do the hard work in the trenches and become a voice for causes greater th…
Volunteers wrap up weeklong Fuller Center build on National Day of Service and Remembrance
ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2010 — On Sept. 11 thousands of volunteers are wrapping up a week of building, repairing or dedicating more than 100 homes for those in need as part of the worldwide Millard Fuller Legacy Bu…
Worldwide 100-House Memorial Build Honoring Habitat for Humanity Founder
AMERICUS, Ga., Aug. 23, 2010 — Between Sept. 3-11, The Fuller Center for Housing will build, renovate or dedicate homes for at least 100 low-income families as part of the second annual Millard Fuller Legacy Build.
More than 1,000 will volunteer across the country and around the world to help compl…
Send Your Child Back to School with Braces This Fall
Smiles Change Lives Is an Affordable Orthodontic Option for Low-Income Families
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 14, 2010 — Don’t wait until school starts to begin planning your child’s orthodontic care. Think you can’t afford it? Think again. Even in today’s tough economy, fa…
Tax Payers Smile with Expansion of Nonprofit Affordable Orthodontic Program
Nonprofit Orthodontic Program Expands to Serve Low-Income Kids Nationwide
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 8, 2010 — There are two months until the April 15 tax deadline, and if your family has experienced a decrease in income due to the economic downturn, you may now qualify for a low-cost nonprofit orthod…
Weatherization Day 2009 Gets a Boost from Federal Stimulus Money
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2009 — Since 1976, The U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has been making homes of low-income families more energy efficient. To highlight the efforts across the country, Weatherization Day is celebrated every October 30. This yea…
