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LA Assistant Defense Attorney Jonathan Hatami Discusses George Gascon Recall EffortsAssistant Los Angeles District Attorney Jonathan Hatami joined the studio to discuss the recall effort currently underway for current Los Angeles District…

CALEDONIA, Minnesota - It took a creatively driven New Caledonian to find a way to breathe more art into the rural community she grew up in.Melissa Wray, founder and director of Mainspring, returned to her rural…

Artwork by Adriana Heldiz San Diego's new government-run electric utility, which began providing service to residential customers on Tuesday, tried in 2020 to offer its leadership position to an employee beloved by clean energy…

Nearly three years after the Old Port Festival was scrapped, a new Portland festival focusing on arts and music is scheduled for June at Thompson's Point. Called Resurgam, the day-long event is hosted by the nonprofit Maine Academy of…

Youth groups in Out Boulder County now have a dedicated space that leaders of the organization hope will become a safe and welcoming community. The Youth Space occupies one floor of the new Out Boulder County Community Center, located at…

"I don't think you have complete control of the area," said Sue Sullivan, head of the Newmarket Business Association, which represents businesses in a place where one of the encampments was. "If you don't have this clinic under full…

Flushing United, a newly formed organization of community and business leaders, is seeking answers on a transitional housing project in the community, as they presented a 50,000-signature petition expressing concerns about the development…

After several fatal car crashes on Fifth Street leading to Charlottesville, community members are pushing the city to do more to keep it safe.Seven people have been killed in road accidents over the past six years. More…

When it comes to life-changing experiences for young women, it's hard to beat the opportunities offered by Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts has been providing…

On January 9, 2022, at around 1 p.m., medical sources at the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah announced the death of 16-year-old Gaza resident Salim Mohammed al-Nawati from complications from leukemia. Al-Nawati was diagnosed…

People of all ages and abilities in communities across the province will benefit from improvements to nonprofit programs and services through capital project funding from the Community Gaming Grants!--googleon:>…

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights organization, condemned today's hostage taking at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville,…

REGIONAL - The Northland Foundation is seeking input from communities in northeast Minnesota who want to be part of a Main Street economic revitalization program. Northland could serve as a fiscal agent on behalf of area…

As a community organization, the King Association is governed by a Board of Directors chosen by its members. We are happy to share that we have elected new offices. Several people were re-elected as members of the Council.!-->…

Reducing stress is part of a healthy lifestyle. Adult coloring books are one of the latest trends to help. Thanks to a collaboration between Asheville Parks and Recreation, area nonprofits and agencies, and local artists, residents…

CINCINNATI - Cincinnati's newly elected city hall leaders have only been in office since Wednesday, but local leaders are not waiting to weigh on their expectations for this new term. What would you like to know Cincinnati has 10 new…

Rita McMahon sees carnage fall from the sky. Each year, approximately 1,000 injured birds are brought to the Wild Bird Fund, the Manhattan-based rehabilitation center she runs. Many arrive with double concussions, hitting buildings…

Sharon Raggio, CEO and President of Mind Springs Health, has resigned from her post.Dean Humphrey / Courtesy photo Mind Springs President and CEO Sharon Raggio stepped!-->…

NEW YORK - As the sun rose over Yorkville, Mayor Eric Adams left Gracie Mansion on Sunday morning, hopped on a Citi bike and headed to work.The new mayor spent his first night at Gracie Mansion on Saturday. Aides said he has partially…

When Marina Peshterianu moved from Ukraine to Chattanooga in 1993, she remembers being asked about her accent everywhere she went. Twenty-nine years later, people are still asking, she said. And when she tells them…

Shraavya Pydisetti started his non-profit organization Project Querencia. High school junior Coppell said she just wanted a way to give back to the community that gave her so much. "Querencia" means a place where a person…

PORTLAND, Ore. At first glance, artist Eugene Liza Mana Burns' latest mural is a bright and colorful panorama depicting Oregon's diverse landscape. However, the work, titled "Celebrate Oregon!" Actually contains images of 127…

Saco Grange # 53 was recently honored by the Town of Saco and York County Commissioners with the Spirit of America Award. Some members, carrying banners, stopped for a photo with Saco City Council and others, including Mayor William…

Gerri Frascione knew she couldn't celebrate this Christmas with gatherings like she did before. So, this holiday season, she gathered her work team to give back to their community by volunteering with the local community organization Sun…

As the year draws to a close, I reflect on the growing power of our climate justice movement and our work together, even as we face a fossil fuel industry that is determined to pollute our communities and do so. wreaking havoc on our…

It was just an exercise, but the scenario was painfully familiar: A white cop had just killed an unarmed black man, and now the candidates to become New York's next Police Commissioner had to show how they would address them. media.Some…

Landmark conference to discuss latest COVID-19 research and lessons as world grapples with emergence of Omicron December 14, 2021 | Addis Ababa - Today, the African Union (AU) and the African Centers for Disease Control and…

SALISBURY, MD - A new local organization called "A Cousin's Wish" is working to ensure those in need are looked after during the holiday season and beyond. Founders Chavia Savage and Asia Morgan tell 47 ABC they've been…

The following is from a December 2 letter sent by the Cedar Grove Civic Association to the City of Milton Administrator and Board of Directors (and with a copy to the reporter) regarding an electronic notice board proposal to be installed…

Josefina Rengifo (WTTW News) Each year, thousands of refugees seek asylum in the United States. An organization in DuPage County is helping refugee women get back on their feet by teaching them how to be creative. Josefina Rengifo never…

YPSILANTI, Mich. - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County volunteers have mentored and guided area children and teens for 30 years.To celebrate its three decades of service, the Ypsilanti-based nonprofit is looking to recruit new…

Seeds of Justice will receive $ 140,000 from the foundation - one of the largest grant amounts to be awarded, according to Bukata Hayes, vice president of racial and health equity at Blue Cross and Blue Shield…

A meeting scheduled this week to discuss the potential health impacts of a scrap shredding operation on the southeast side has been postponed amid criticism from residents of the city's assessment. City officials acknowledged in an…

LAKEWOOD - A cold fundraiser for Community Helping Hands has been scheduled, thanks to a recent vote from members of the Lakewood Village Board of Directors. On the morning of…

Content of the article Nanton's council on November 15 accepted a report detailing the local organizations eligible for the tax exemption. Content of the article For the upcoming 2022 tax year, nine local organizations with 15 properties…

MIDDLEBURY - Helping Overcome Poverty's Effects (HOPE) will reopen its in-person browsing vacation store next week after a two-year hiatus forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Located at HOPE's head office at 282 Boardman St. in Middlebury,…

COVID has left a deeply painful legacy of loss and grief - a legacy that continues to worsen with no clear end in sight. Part of that legacy is the unimaginable mental, physical and logistical hardships faced by…

The "Drake-Kanye feud" has stood out, over the years, as one of the most mind-numbing bullocks in all of modern rap, an over-the-top group text drama inflated to national attention largely by the unleashed egos of the two men involved.Now,…

Airdrie Food Bank hopes to increase awareness of its programs and dispel some myths surrounding its operations with an upcoming advertising and social media campaign. Airdrie Food Bank hopes to increase awareness of its programs…

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BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTAL / KMSS) - A new organization is helping first responders who witness trauma. “We want our first responders to be healthy, mentally and emotionally,” said Kattie…

ABBOTT PARK, Illinois and ARLINGTON, Virginia., November 9, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and…

The Ballet Des Moines and Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus have chosen new artistic directors over the past two weeks.Tom Mattingly comes to the Madison, Wisconsin ballet where he was ballet master for the Madison Ballet.Eric Shepard is…

Cory Derrett did the math: A whopping $ 1.89 million he helped put back in people's pockets through 516 free tax preps in the West End over the past 15 months. Derrett, the Financial Empowerment Coordinator at Thrive Community Support…

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Here's what we'll be watching at the Austin city council meeting on Thursday. Austin animals alive! no kill deal City Council plans to vote on terms that will allow Austin Pets Alive! continue to house…

For over 60 years, the United States effectively imprisoned the country of Cuba through illegal political intervention and economic warfare. And yet, in the face of continued economic strangulation and political…

CAZENOVIA - On October 23, Thad Yorks, Ph.D., professor of biology and environmental biology at Cazenovia College, and Mat Webber, retired watershed educator for the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) and Cornell Cooperative…

On November 19, our community will celebrate the 10e Extraordinary annual donation. The Lancaster County…

WEST MAUI - The West Maui Preservation Association (WMPA) has reached an agreement with the company proposing a 220-acre solar project in Kahana and will withdraw from Public…

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council is accepting grant applications for projects to improve agricultural education throughout Minnesota.…

KALAMAZOO, MI - Reverend Michael Eric Dyson will be the keynote speaker at the ISAAC Virtual Banquet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 11.Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community will broadcast the event…

If the pandemic has taught Kari Palazzari anything, it's how important the arts are in a community. “People really crave social programs and creative programs and all of the mental, physical and social benefits of doing a…

Halloween-themed event, Streets are Treats, to demonstrate infrastructure upgrades and more INDIO - This town's event, Indio's Streets are Treats, is…

PROVO, Utah & SEATTLE - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM), leader and creator of the Experience Management (XM) category, today announced that leading brands, including DISH Network, DoorDash, the NBA and Peloton,…

With a redistribution on the horizon after the release of the 2020 census data, local leaders shared two of their concerns: representation and resources. The redistribution, the…

Representatives of civil society organizations denounced a tax reform bill that was approved in broad terms by the lower house of Congress on Monday, warning that they will receive fewer donations if it becomes law. The ruling Morena party…

The 1944 home in Portland's Cully had no insulation and the family had to plug in a series of heaters to stay warm in the winter. And relying on a window air conditioning unit in the summer has pushed up the family's electric bills to…

Out at Boulder's Chautauqua Park on Saturday, Sheccid Alcaraz flipped through Jamie Chihuan's portfolio, taking time to admire the collection of paintings. Chihuan, a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder who grew up in…

COLORADO SPRINGS - El Paso County parks are given special attention to keep them beautiful. It's all part of “No Trace Hotspot Week”. On Friday morning educational events were held at two local parks…

As she assumes Her new role as an organizing member of Harvard Law School's new Institute to End Mass Incarceration (IEMI), community organizer Brittany White thinks of Bianca. She met her in 2009, while the two women were serving prison…

Afghan refugees are treated at the Doña Ana village of Fort Bliss where they are staying in New Mexico on September 10, 2021. The US military base is where Afghans flown out of Afghanistan are screened.David Goldman /…

CEO getty In most large companies, digital transformations fail. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap in terms of profit and market capitalization was widening between companies that mastered the…

MOBILE, Alabama (AP) - Longtime residents of the mobile community known as "Africatown USA" remember when it was a hive of activity, with the black descendants of the last slave ship to land in the United States- United looking after…

Community-led online initiatives have played an important role in maintaining scientific engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have enabled scientists, especially early career researchers, to create valuable networks for career…

AChicago-based health equity researchers Maureen Benjamins and Fernando De Maio have long been interested in the disparities that affect their city. Benjamins, a Chicago-born senior researcher at the Sinai Urban Health Institute, helped…

California's COVID-19 eviction moratorium may have expired, but tenants and landlords in San Luis Obispo County can still access millions of dollars in state aid funds to help pay past or future rents. The statewide ban on…

In his more than 20 years at the helm of the Texas State Aquarium, Tom Schmid has become accustomed to calls from recruiters for vacancies in the somewhat small and specialized zoo and aquarium industry. And every time, he told them the…

Because representation matters. Women of color have long been treated as outliers in the breast cancer community. Whether it's educational materials or research studies, the lack of representation can seem isolating for women with new…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In an effort to provide Hawaiian families with a parenting necessity, a community organization held its second annual diaper drive on Saturday.Kupuna Power has partnered with Aloha Diaper Bank to organize a…

Bob and Judy Nix volunteer in Tualatin and abroad, teaching English to Greek students. You could say that Bob and Judy Nix are addicted to volunteering. Whether it's teaching English to Greek students or helping!-->…

The Central American Mortgage announced that it had donated $ 250,000 to Hope Services, a Dallas, Texas-based nonprofit that aims to provide assistance for community needs that don't fit into a traditional category.…

Thomas Barnes turned his life around after being convicted of low-level drug charges in 2003 at the age of 23. But in the months that followed, his mother and grandmother died. These devastating deaths, as well as the birth of his first…

A new, small, free library installed in Sparky Park in St. Davids aims to bring the community together and inspire young people to buy a book, said project supervisor Lili Kvederys. The design of the Book Dispensary was inspired by the…

Almost everyone has experienced how frustrating it is when medical records don't follow you. Indiana…

This is breaking news and will be updated.An explosion destroyed an apartment building in southeast Oak Cliff on Wednesday morning, injuring at least eight people.Dallas Fire-Rescue was called about a gas leak at the Highlands Hills…

MARION - With October fast approaching, the scariest month of the year is almost upon us.As we approach the…

Have you heard of the Detroit Youth Empowerment Awards?The YEA, as they are sometimes called, was created by the CLASS agency in partnership with the City of Detroit's Department of Behavioral Health, 313 HOPE Detroit.The Youth Empowerment…

Through a partnership between Quilts of Valor and the POW / MIA Flag Guard, approximately 20 area military…

By Pamela Divack, Andrew Mohama and Lauren Woodrow After nearly 20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been many strategies to deal with the public health crisis - what responses have actually worked? Pamela Divack, Andrew…

“The role of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is to try to stop the violence in the community,” Kimbrough said.Michael Bragg, spokesperson for the YMCA of Northwestern North Carolina, admitted that…