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Community based mentoring in Sierra Leone for pregnant adolescents and their babies doubles survival rates
EurekAlert!
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An innovative community-based mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, whilst also helping girls return to education. The pilot trial, published in The Lancet and led by researchers at King’s...
Advocate: Shore powered cargo ships help ocean, port community health
Public News Service
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June is World Oceans Month, and advocates are warning that industrial shipping pollution hurts both oceans and port communities. At least 31 million people live within three miles of a port, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That...
Pakistanis among 60 migrants feared dead after two shipwrecks: IOM
Dawn
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June 19, 2025
TRIPOLI/BERLIN: At least 60 migrants are feared dead after a pair of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya over the past week, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The first ship went down on June 12 near a Libyan port in...
Taiwan NGO, Microsoft to develop disaster response system
Taipei Times
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June 18, 2025
A Taiwanese non-governmental organization (NGO) focusing on national security yesterday said it would collaborate with Microsoft Taiwan to develop a disaster response and reporting management system to help disaster relief units from the...
Coastal Communities Get Help Finding Best Climate Adaptation Tools
The Energy Mix
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June 19, 2025
As climate-related hazards intensify for Canada’s coastal communities, inhabitants may feel overwhelmed by a seeming ocean of adaptation resources. A new initiative led by the Climate Risk Institute will help them zero in on the ones best suited...
Penrith-based non-profit lender surpasses £20m in loans since launch
News & Star
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Enterprise Answers, which serves Cumbria, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, has surpassed £20 million in loans since its launch in March 2005. The organisation says it has supported 544 client deals and contributed an estimated £81.2 million to the...
DHS backlog impacting medical care, support services for some lower-income Minnesotans with disabilities
KSTP - Minnesota
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June 19, 2025
A backlog at the Minnesota Department of Human Services has kept some lower-income people with disabilities from daily support services. Others are at risk of a gap in those services. Hundreds of applications related to that care, known as...
Fayette Chamber Non-Profit Council Hail and Farewell
The Citizen
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June 19, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, GA (June 19, 2025) – The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Council is pleased to announce the addition of Paige Muh, Director of Community Relations at Piedmont Fayette Hospital, to its leadership team. Recipient of the...
City of Los Angeles Officials and Non-Profit Leaders Hold Press Conference Addressing Deportation-Related Events
Los Angeles Sentinel - California
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June 19, 2025
  Together in Service Coalition and City of L.A. departments come together to show support and offer resources for the communities affected by ICE raids. “We are united to support all immigrants in the City of Los Angeles,” said Capri Maddox,...
Blairwood Academy Spotlights Autism Awareness and Resources Gala at Liberty Overlook
Bahamas Local
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More than 200 guests recently wined, dined, danced and rushed to the beat of Junkanoo at Liberty Overlook, the official residence of the American Ambassador, for autism awareness and support, opening hearts and eyes to creating new opportunities...
South Carolina WR Jared Brown donates time, NIL earnings to local non-profit
On3
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June 19, 2025
Jared Brown remembers his grandparents relying on food banks for resources, so when he saw the opportunity to jump in and help a local non-profit, the South Carolina wide receiver jumped at it. Flanked by teammate Mazeo Bennett and inspired by his...
Sickle Cell Awareness Day: How SCD is taking a heavy toll on patients' mental health in India
NewsMeter
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June 19, 2025
Hyderabad: While sickle cell disease (SCD) is often discussed in terms of pain crises, anaemia, and hospital visits, its impact on mental health remains underreported and poorly understood, especially in India. As the world marks Sickle Cell...
Malaysian NGO Announces Plan For 1,000-Ship Flotilla To Break Gaza Blockade
The Rakyat Post
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June 19, 2025
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) has launched a global-scale humanitarian initiative, ‘1000 Flotilla’, as an...
Non-profit hand-makes wreaths to place on veterans headstones
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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June 18, 2025
LAWRENCEURG, Ky. (LEX 18) — A non-profit in Anderson County has dedicated the last seven years to helping veterans, and now they're working to place a wreath on each headstone across the county, but they need the community's help. "We collect...
Al Qaeda Supporter Who Praised Beheadings Taught Quran to Kids in New York
Law Enforcement Today
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NEW YORK, NY- A convicted al-Qaeda sympathizer who conspired to commit mass killings of Americans at shopping malls was teaching kids at a New York City mosque, according to reports. Tarek Mehanna, whom prosecutors say once vowed, according to the...
Local High School Students Awarded Scholarships for Advocacy and Support of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
The Paramus Post - New Jersey
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(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) – Twelve New Jersey high school students were awarded scholarships from the Sharing Network Foundation for their passion and dedication to raising awareness of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. The 2025 graduates...
Bangkok Foodies ups the ante for earthquake relief
Bangkok Post
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June 18, 2025
Bangkok Foodies has partnered with some of Thailand's most celebrated chefs and culinary icons to create unforgettable experiences under "Meals For Myanmar", a bold and heartfelt campaign to help rebuild lives after the devastating earthquake that...
MCKL To Organise First Charity Fun Run To Support Children With Special Needs
Bernama
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June 19, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) will host its inaugural charity event, Dash for Charity, a five-kilometre (km) fun run on July 5 at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, in support of children with special needs. In a...
Community Foundation provides grants to 57 regional charities
Saugeen Times
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June 18, 2025
Community Foundation Grey Bruce (CFGB) is pleased to announce the fifty-eight recipients of their Spring Community Grants. Over $217,000 was awarded in this round of community grants. In 2025, CFGB increased the maximum amount for each grant to...
More than 100 communities to see cheaper waste management from Hampden facility
News Center Maine
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June 18, 2025
Now reopened, the facility is expected to operate at full capacity by the end of the year and offer a cheaper, more efficient waste management solution. HAMPDEN, Maine — Sorting out trash and recycling will be a thing of the past for 115...