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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Philanthropy

A groundbreaking study calls for philanthropic foundations to acknowledge past harms and support reparations for Black Americans. (NCRP)
Report: Philanthropy must play role in racial reparations

A new report said philanthropic organizations need to reexamine the source of their wealth, which it asserted often came from systemic racism and …

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Health centers like this one in Uganda use We Care Solar Suitcases to maintain reliable power. The nonprofit estimates almost 14 million mothers and newborns have benefited since 2010. (We Care Solar)
Two CA nonprofit leaders win AARP Purpose Prize

Leaders of two nonprofits in California have won the 2024 AARP Purpose Prize, which honors people over age fifty who are making a difference…

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Agencies helping combat hunger are supporting a bill in the California Legislature to allow nonprofits to fully recover the cost of delivering services. (All Peoples Community Center)
L.A. Nonprofits Press for Better Deal as They Fight Post-Pandemic Inequities

During the pandemic, nonprofits in Los Angeles took on the monumental task of helping feed, house and vaccinate millions of Californians suddenly …

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The California Rebuilding Fund estimates that every $1 it makes in loans to small business generates $2 in economic activity. (Daniilvolkov/Adobestock)
CA Small Business Fund Revitalized by $15 Million Infusion

A renewed lifeline for small business owners still struggling after the pandemic - as the California Rebuilding Fund has announced it is making an add…

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A new report looks at the influence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, which aim to deter people who are pregnant from considering abortion. (Fokussiert/Adobestock)
Report Finds Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Affiliates Get Billions in Funding

CLARIFICATION: Information was added to this story from the California Alliance of Pregnancy Care. (7:30 p.m. PDT, Nov. 1, 2022) In the wake of the …

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Stuart Harvey, de 85 años, ha pasado décadas como voluntario y es miembro fundador de una clínica médica gratuita sin fines de lucro en El Cajón. (Foto cortesía de Harvey)
Una Vida Retribuyendo: Hombre de San Diego gana el Más Alto Honor de la AARP California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Un hombre de San Diego ganó el premio "AARP Andrus Award" - el más alto honor de la organización. Stuart Harvey…

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A new report says states should prioritize higher-ed programs that support low-income students of color, a population that has suffered disproportionately in the pandemic. (A.C. Taylor, Jr.)
Report: Colleges Must Avoid Across-the-Board Cuts, Despite Pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Budget experts predict California will face multi-billion-dollar deficits in 2022 and beyond as a result of the pandemic…

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Cinco condados de California están entre los 20 con la mayor cantidad de niñas y niños no asegurados incluyendo los condados de Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino y San Diego.
Reporte: California pierde terreno en la lucha por asegurar a niñas y niños

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Un nuevo reporte de la Universidad Georgetown encontró un gran incremento en la tasa de niñas y niños no-…

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Planter boxes are under construction at the Age Well Center in Fremont, thanks to a grant from AARP California. (Suzanne Shenfil)
Grants Help Communities Across CA Address COVID, Livability Issues

FREMONT, Calif. - Eight California communities have won grants to complete projects that improve livability -- part of the 2020 AARP Community …

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Los Subsidios ayudan a las Comunidades de CA ante el Covid y temas de Habitabilidad

FREMONT, Calif. - Ocho comunidades de California ganaron subsidios para terminar proyectos que mejoren su habitabilidad -parte del Reto Comunitario 20…

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El COVID Obliga a Grandes Cambios en Programas de Educación Carcelaria

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- Como en las universidades tradicionales, los programas educativos en prisión han tenido que hacer grandes cambios a …

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Los desafíos del Reto Comunitario promueven ciudades habitables

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - El cuarto programa anual de subsidios "AARP Community Challenge" (Reto Comunitario de AARP) esta recibiendo solicitudes de …

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