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NACDD Health Equity Council General Member Meeting
March 3, 2015Please join us for the March NACDD Health Equity Council General Member Meeting to learn more about an exciting new resource. The Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network (HELEN) is a collaborative effort between the National REACH Coalition,...
Civil rights organizations stand with Arab and Muslim communities in wake of Chapel Hill shootings
February 17, 2015Contact: Jennifer Farmer, Advancement Project 202.487.0967 jfarmer@advancementproject.org Washington, D.C. – Leading national health, racial equity and civil rights groups, joining together as grantees of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s America...
Annoucing the Community Toolbox 2015 Out of the Box Prize
January 27, 2015The Community Tool Box is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting an Out of the Box Prize to honor exemplary approaches to promoting community health and development happening in communities worldwide. The Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000...
Policy As A Prescription
January 22, 2015Misty was suicidal the last time she went to the emergency room, with high blood pressure, hernias, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and addictions to both drugs and alcohol. It was not her first visit to the E.R. in recent months, but it...
“No-Go” Zones: True Here in the United States?
January 21, 2015In recent days Fox News has offered an apology for featuring commentators and news reports that suggested that in many parts of Europe, Christians are not welcome: Muslims, they alleged, have “taken over” some neighborhoods, and bar...
Biased policies send message some children’s lives don’t matter: Florentina Staigers
January 20, 2015As Martin Luther King Day approaches, civil rights protests around the country remind us that there is still work to be done. We often take for granted in this country the fact that all lives matter. But the reality is that this is not the...
Available NOW: Health Equity and the Impact of the 2014 Mid-Term Elections
January 12, 2015The Health Equity and Leadership Exchange Network (HELEN) presents: Health Equity and the Impact of the 2014 Mid-Term Elections. The webinar provides current and prospective HELEN members and supporters from around the country a unique...
2015 Legislative Preview
January 6, 2015Join Maryland Nonprofits Monday, January 12 for a preview of the 2015 General Assembly. This will be your chance to get involved in public policy initiatives that nonprofits are leading, and learn about legislative and budget issues that could...
New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
January 4, 2015The theme for New Partners 2015 is “Practical Tools and Innovative Strategies for Creating Great Communities,” underscoring this year’s stronger emphasis on implementation. The program will feature tools, strategies, focused trainings,...
Health Reform is Important, But Collaboration is Key
December 30, 2014Relative to national averages, many people of color have poorer health from the cradle to the grave—beginning at birth, with higher rates of low birth weight and infant mortality; through childhood and adolescence, with higher rates of asthma and...