Poverty

Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air's employees host clothing drive for Hope the Mission shelters

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Freitag, April 26, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its highly-active Hero Helps initiative, Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air, a plumbing and HVAC company serving residential and commercial locations in California, Arizona and Nevada, recently coordinated a clothing drive and donated several bags and boxes of clothing to Hope the Mission to be sold at the rescue mission's thrift stores.

Key Points: 
  • "At Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air, we take the word 'hero' to heart," said Rooter Hero co-founder and CEO John Akhoian.
  • Hero Helps is a division of Rooter Hero that partners with charities to give back to the community.
  • The plumbing and HVAC company held a clothing drive throughout the month of March and the first part of April to provide several bags of clothing to Hope the Mission.
  • This clothing drive is just one more example of the Rooter Hero family working together to help other families in need."

BUILDING HOPE ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL IMPACT GRANT WINNERS

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Freitag, April 26, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope, the non-profit leader in charter school facilities, financing, and services, celebrated the remarkable achievements of leaders from 12 inspirational charter schools and two charter volunteer leaders nationwide. Last night, at the conclusion of its third annual Building Hope IMPACT Summit, Building Hope awarded a total of $170,000 in grant awards. The grants were presented in recognition of the outstanding contributions of these schools in community engagement, educational innovation, student empowerment, and charter school leadership.

Key Points: 
  • Last night, at the conclusion of its third annual Building Hope IMPACT Summit, Building Hope awarded a total of $170,000 in grant awards.
  • "Each year the IMPACT Summit provides an opportunity to honor and celebrate trailblazing charter schools, education leaders and volunteers," said President and CEO of Building Hope William D. Hansen.
  • In March, Building Hope also honored Sujei DaSilva and Danielle Sell with the Shellie-Ann Braswell Shine Brighter Awards for their volunteer leadership and meaningful impact.
  • The fourth annual IMPACT Awards application window will open in the Fall of 2024, and winners will be announced in early 2025.

The Religious Coalition Unveils Transformative Rebrand to Become Beyond Shelter Frederick

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Donnerstag, April 25, 2024
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FREDERICK, Md., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Religious Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing and alleviating the effects of poverty on the residents of Frederick County, today announced that after 43 years, the organization has undergone a rebrand and will be known as Beyond Shelter Frederick moving forward.

Key Points: 
  • FREDERICK, Md., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Religious Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing and alleviating the effects of poverty on the residents of Frederick County, today announced that after 43 years, the organization has undergone a rebrand and will be known as Beyond Shelter Frederick moving forward.
  • Since The Religious Coalition's inception, the organization has grown significantly, evolving its services to address the changing needs of the community.
  • After almost half a century as The Religious Coalition, a rebrand was not taken lightly.
  • The rollout of the new brand identity will continue throughout the year as the organization's digital platforms, informational materials, signage, and more are updated to bear the name Beyond Shelter Frederick.

Ministers Vandal and Blair and MP McLeod highlight Budget 2024 investments to support post-secondary education in the North

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Donnerstag, April 25, 2024
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Budget 2024 also makes transformative new investments, including a National School Food Program and the Canada Disability Benefit.

Key Points: 
  • Budget 2024 also makes transformative new investments, including a National School Food Program and the Canada Disability Benefit.
  • Through Budget 2024, we are investing to make post-secondary education more accessible in Indigenous communities so that everyone has a fair shot at success."
  • "The Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning has had a significant impact on communities and individuals in the North and beyond.
  • The investments in Budget 2024 are crucial to addressing the socio-economic gaps that face Indigenous communities in the North and across Canada."

RED NOSE DAY'S ALL-NEW, FUN AND FREE RED NOSE SOCIAL FILTER IS AVAILABLE NOW; USERS CAN SHARE A DIGITAL DOSE OF LAUGHTER FOR GOOD AND DONATE TO CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL CHILDREN

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Donnerstag, April 25, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Nose Day, the annual fundraising campaign by Comic Relief US to help end child poverty, returns for its 10th year on May 23, and a fun, free, and all-new digital Red Nose Day USA filter of the campaign's signature Red Nose is available now. 

Key Points: 
  • It's an easy way to step into the fun spirit of Red Nose Day while sharing Red Nose pics with friends, family, and followers.
  • It's easy to donate while getting your Red Nose social filter.
  • It's another way users can make a positive impact and join Red Nose Day in their mission to create an equitable world, free from poverty, where all generations can thrive.
  • To create this new digital Red Nose the Comic Relief US team worked with arfected, a Netherlands agency and leading innovator in augmented reality (AR) experiences.

Prudential Financial empowers young changemakers with $15,000 each at Emerging Visionaries Summit

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Donnerstag, April 25, 2024
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NEWARK, N.J., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five outstanding young people were honored this week by the Prudential Emerging Visionaries program for their initiatives to address pressing financial and societal issues. 

Key Points: 
  • NEWARK, N.J., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five outstanding young people were honored this week by the Prudential Emerging Visionaries program for their initiatives to address pressing financial and societal issues.
  • Presented by Prudential Financial in partnership with the social entrepreneurship network Ashoka and with advisory support from the Financial Health Network, the Emerging Visionaries program honors young people ages 14-18 from the United States and internationally.
  • Each of the 25 national winners, named in February, earned a $5,000 award and an all-expenses-paid trip to this week's Emerging Visionaries Summit.
  • For additional photos and b-roll footage: https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/7aa98458-2b6e-45fd-7f6b-a868c9020775
    To learn more about Prudential Emerging Visionaries and all 25 national winners, visit prudential.com/emergingvisionaries .

Minister of Citizens' Services Terry Beech highlights budget investments to build more homes for Canadians

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024
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This would enable more office buildings, particularly in urban areas, to be converted into homes for Canadians.

Key Points: 
  • This would enable more office buildings, particularly in urban areas, to be converted into homes for Canadians.
  • Budget 2024 renews our focus on unlocking the door to the middle class for millions of younger Canadians.
  • – The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
    "To get more homes built, faster, our government is working closely with partners, including local governments.
  • We are making sure that public lands remain public, and that the affordable homes that are built there stay affordable."

Minister Boissonnault highlights Budget investments to build more homes for Canadians

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024
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Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, met with Canada Lands Company in Edmonton, where he highlighted Budget 2024's investments that make more government land available to build homes for Canadians, including:

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, met with Canada Lands Company in Edmonton, where he highlighted Budget 2024's investments that make more government land available to build homes for Canadians, including:
    Building homes on public lands with the new Public Lands for Homes Plan.
  • This would enable more office buildings, particularly in urban areas, to be converted into homes for Canadians.
  • First, the Budget takes bold action to build more homes.
  • – The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
    "Budget 2024 is all about innovative solutions to modern problems - today we announced our plan to build homes on government and public lands, and lower the cost of living for Canadians.

Natural Grocers® Donates Funds to La Puente Home, Based in Alamosa, CO

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024
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LAKEWOOD, Colo., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Serving Coloradoans since 1955, Natural Grocers®, the leading family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer in the U.S., recently donated funds to another longtime Colorado organization dedicated to community and service, La Puente.

Key Points: 
  • Fighting Food Insecurity is a cause Natural Grocers has supported since before the company opened its first storefront.
  • "My grandmother, Natural Grocers Co-Founder, Margaret Isely, had a generous heart, a deep respect for her community, and knew how life-changing good nutrition could be.
  • La Puente has entered its fourth decade of operating and continues to provide services to those experiencing homelessness and community members in crisis.
  • This has been possible because of the generosity of individuals and organizations that understand and support the mission of La Puente and its programs.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Seniors highlight budget investments to build more homes for Canadians

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024
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This would enable more office buildings, particularly in urban areas, to be converted into homes for Canadians.

Key Points: 
  • This would enable more office buildings, particularly in urban areas, to be converted into homes for Canadians.
  • We delivered on that pledge by reducing poverty, especially for children and seniors, and creating millions of good jobs for Canadians.
  • - The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
    "We need to build more homes, faster.
  • So we're freeing up more public lands for home builders, and giving them the confidence they need to build."