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    The Troubling Connection Between Juvenile Justice and Youth Homelessness

    Raikes Foundation Dec 7, 2017

    Youth homelessness and juvenile justice are not separate issues, but rather offer overlapping challenges and opportunities. Missed Opportunities, a recent national study on youth homelessness, showed that nearly half of…

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    What Is Your Purpose?

    Aaron Hurst Dec 7, 2017

    Who are you? You were born in a country. You have a gender and race, even it isn’t clear on your face. You had parents, at least when you took…

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    How to Build a Culture of Purpose

    Aaron Hurst Dec 7, 2017

    I met with Erika Karp, is  the founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital. Erika is a former UBS executive who created her new firm to accelerate the velocity of capital…

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    Purpose Myth-Busting

    Aaron Hurst

    Most of what we understand about purpose at work comes from Hollywood. Stories are a powerful way to learn, but most of the stories we see on a screen give…

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    How Scientists and Farmers are Creating Climate and Disease Resistant Livestock for Africa

    Devex International Development Dec 7, 2017

    Visiting Brisbane in November for the International Tropical Agriculture Conference for 2017, Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute Dr. Jimmy Smith discussed with Devex a range of new and exciting programs…

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    Ghana Rejects European Development Aid

    EURACTIV Dec 7, 2017

    Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has been president of Ghana since January 2017, previously he served as foreign minister, minister for regional integration and minister for The New Partnership for…

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    Rohingya Refugee Children Need International Support

    UNICEF Dec 7, 2017

    In the six weeks since violence erupted across Rakhine State, Myanmar, on 25 August 2017, more than half a million people – almost equivalent to the population of The Hague or…

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    Self-Care Skills and Strategies for Foster Parents

    The Annie E. Casey Foundation Dec 7, 2017

    Helping children heal from abuse or neglect is rewarding but hard. Like the children in their care, kin and foster parents need to find ways of experiencing strong feelings without…

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    It’s Never Too Late to Help With Natural Disaster Relief Efforts

    Mother Jones Dec 6, 2017

    After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico two months ago, we asked readers what they wanted to know about the crisis. Many of you asked about conditions on the ground, the status of electricity and…

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    Mass Shootings In America Are A Domestic Violence Problem

    Huffington Post Dec 6, 2017

    It seems like there is no place in America that is immune to a mass shooting. Inside a darkened movie theater. At a nightclub throbbing with sweaty bodies. During Sunday services at church. At…

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    New Food Sustainability Index Has a Huge Surprise

    TriplePundit Dec 6, 2017

    This week, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a division of The Economist magazine, released its most recent assessment of food sustainability in 34 countries. Issued for the first time last year, the EIU’s Food Sustainability…

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    3 Key Steps to Ending Homelessness

    National Alliance to End Homelessness Dec 6, 2017

    The Virginia Emergency Shelter Learning Community was developed from a core understanding of emergency shelter’s vital role in the state’s efforts to end homelessness. The Marvin Rule Has to Go:…

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