Family & Human Services News

[ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:31:04 -0700 - Imperial Valley News ]

Governor Schwarzenegger Discusses Spirit of Service in Weekly ...

[ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:08:40 -0700 - North Platte Telegraph ]

Charity to help veterans get home from treatment

Charities are typically formed because they are needed to address tragedies, but there are times when the need for a charitable organization to form is a tragedy in and of itself. That's the mindset of Nichole Straley who has founded the non-profit ...

[ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:21:16 -0700 - eMaxHealth.com ]

Impact Of Risk Factors On Public Health

The Allegheny County Health Department, in partnership with several community organizations, is sponsoring a survey to assess behavioral and environmental risk factors affecting the health of County residents. “The survey is similar to one ...

[ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:25:26 -0700 - PR Newswire (press release) ]

Catholic Charities USA to Provide Disaster Services Nationwide

[ Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:08:10 -0700 - Traverse City Record-Eagle ]

Iraqi group settles in U.S.

There's a struggle across the globe for Mandaeans, whose ranks are fading quickly. Away from the land they had called home for more than two millennia, and without a permanent priest or proper place of worship for the next generation, the refugees worry their tiny, ancient religion is facing extinction.

[ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:30:31 -0700 - ABS-CBN ]

Mitigating hunger

To curb hunger rates, the Arroyo administration initiated several programs that are either stand-alone or multi-agency efforts. They include the following: •The Accelerated Hunger-Mitigation Program (AHMP) employs a two-pronged strategy to ...

[ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:58:11 -0700 - Columbia Missourian ]

VA working to increase suicide prevention efforts for returning ...

COLUMBIA — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5,000 veterans commit suicide every year. The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to reduce this number. Based on the number of suicides among returning soldiers, home ...

[ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:39:23 -0700 - The Virginian-Pilot ]

Part 6: Missing in Action – President sparked renewed effort to ...