For about two years now, the PNC Center for Financial Education (CFE), an effort led by Community Development Banking, has been collaborating with community-based nonprofits to offer financial education to individuals, first-time homebuyers and small businesses.
The James M. Cox Foundation announced a $2.8 million grant to the Atlanta Speech School to expand access to the Cox Campus and provide more learning materials.
Morris Dees and Joe Levin founded the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in 1971 to help ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all.
T. Rowe Price's Parents, Kids & Money Survey revealed that many parents are willing to overextend their finances to fulfill their kids’ holiday wish lists. And 25% of parents have either taken from their 401(k)s or their emergency funds or taken a payday loan to cover holiday spending.
Marketing and ethics are two words that some may think are too often at opposing sides of the same spectrum, especially where kids are concerned. Kids are a unique demographic to market to, but a vital one that we must be careful with if we hope to make sustainable behavioral changes that will drive positive, healthier life choices.
Philippines based business process outsourcing company DataMotivate has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to provide skills training and full-time jobs to 500 survivors of human trafficking and slavery by 2022 through its inclusive impact sourcing model. By that year, the company also commits to replicate its model in another Asian market.
In the weeks leading up to the global premiere of National Geographic's six-part series "MARS" on Monday, Nov. 14, 21st Century Fox and National Geographic took 200 high-school students attending The Cinema School (TCS) in Bronx, N.Y., on a field trip to an immersive Mars experience featuring a virtual reality simulator and an anti-gravity treadmill this week. The students of The Cinema School, the nation's first film high school founded in 2009 by 21CF-supported Ghetto Film School (GFS) in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, also got a chance to hear about what it will take for humans to live on Mars.
Norfolk Southern Corporation’s safety train rolled into Chattanooga, Tenn., this week, hosting 195 area emergency responders who received advanced training in safely handling potential rail incidents involving hazardous materials. “The safety train is a mobile technical training center – a vocational school – for the continuing education of first responders and representatives of government agencies who support Norfolk Southern’s commitment to incident-free handling of hazardous materials,” said David Schoendorfer, Norfolk Southern’s system manager hazardous materials. “It’s a whistle-stop train that helps keep our communities safe.”
Youth and Sustainability features two videos. A conversation with the renowned climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen and his granddaughter, Sophie Kivlehan and an interview with Julia Olson of The Children's Trust.
Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life Services, announced promotional plans today in support of “Save the Food”, a national public service campaign developed by the Ad Council and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The campaign encourages Americans to make simple lifestyle changes to reduce waste in their own homes. Through the remainder of 2016, Sodexo will be the only food service provider highlighting the importance of reducing food waste using Save the Food public service announcements in both the serving and eating areas of its establishments.
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