Category: Advocacy/Community Affairs

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New Report Shows the Value of Volunteer Time

• April 12, 2019

AUDIO: Daniel J. Cardinali, president and CEO, Independent Sector

(Washington, DC, Friday, April 12, 2019) – Across the United States, every hour a volunteer contributes to their community is worth $25.43, according to a new report from Independent Sector. Multiply that by thousands of...

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Discussing the Benefits of a “my Social Security” Account – April is National Social Security Month

• April 11, 2019

AUDIO: Nicole Tiggemann, National Press Office Spokesperson, Social Security Administration

(Washington, DC, Thursday, April 11, 2019) – April is National Social Security Month, a great time for your listeners to hear about what they can do online with a my Social Security account. In addition to...

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National Volunteer Week – How You Can Help Disabled Veterans Where You Live

• April 9, 2019

AUDIO: John Kleindienst, National Voluntary Services Director

(Cold Spring, KY, Tuesday, April 9, 2019) – This year National Volunteer Week is Sunday, April 7, through Saturday, April 13. In recognition, DAV (Disabled American Veterans) is asking people to consider serving veterans in...

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Understanding Health Care Coverage in New Jersey

• April 4, 2019

AUDIO: Dr. Theresa Berger, president and CEO, Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc., and NJPCA Board Chair

(Neptune, NJ, Thursday, April 4, 2019) – According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 8.4 million people nationwide signed up for health care coverage via healthcare.gov—the federal marketplace—during open enrollment. This includes...

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Independent Lens and PBS Present: The Providers

• April 4, 2019

AUDIO: Anna Moot-Levin and Laura Green, Co-Directors

(San Francisco, CA, Thursday, April 4, 2019) – Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage, and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three healthcare professionals in northern New Mexico at El Centro,...

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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

• April 4, 2019

AUDIO: Kelly Nantel, Vice President, Communications & Advocacy, National Safety Council

(Itasca, IL, Thursday, April, 4, 2019) – According to a survey released today by the National Safety Council and the Emergency Responder Safety Institute, 71 percent of U.S. drivers take photos or videos when they...

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LEGO Education Announces SPIKE Prime, a New Hands-On Learning Approach for Classrooms

• April 2, 2019

AUDIO: Sid Muthyala, Senior Concept Lead, LEGO Education

(Billund, Denmark, Tuesday, April 2, 2019) – Today, LEGO® Education announced LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime, the newest product in the LEGO Education hands-on STEAM learning portfolio. SPIKE Prime brings together LEGO bricks, a programmable, multi-port...

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Keeping Children in Families: Trends in Placement of Young People in Foster Care in the United States

• April 2, 2019

Rob Geen, Director of Policy Reform and Advocacy at the Casey Foundation

(Baltimore, MD, Tuesday, April 2, 2019) – The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released Keeping Children in Families: Trends in Placement of Young People in Foster Care in the United States, using data from the...

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New College Disrupts Traditional Higher Education Programs

• March 27, 2019

AUDIO: Jeremy Rossmann, Founder, Make School, and Alexis Ohanian, Founder, Reddit

(San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, March 27, 2019) – With recent scandals bringing increased scrutiny to admissions practices at top colleges, some are calling the system rigged. Bribery, manufactured test scores, and preference for legacy applicants exclude...

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FEMA Exhorta a los Residentes a Comprar un Seguro Contra Inundación y Prepararse Para la Temporada de Huracanes Hoy

• March 20, 2019

AUDIO: Wilberto González, el Portavoz, FEMA

(Washington, D.C., martes 19 de marzo del 2019) – El Programa Nacional de Seguro contra Inundación (NFIP, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas...

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