FCNL Legislative Secretary discusses Seoul conference on North Korean Denuclearization

AUDIO: Anthony Wier, Legislative Secretary, Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon Spending, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 24, 2019) – The Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), a South Korean government-funded research institute in areas of unification and North Korean research, has invited Anthony Wier to participate in...

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Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot Highlights Children Living in Concentrated Poverty

AUDIO: Scot Spencer, Associate Director, Advocacy and Influence, Annie E. Casey Foundation
(Baltimore, MD, Tuesday, September 24, 2019) – New research from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that living in a high-poverty neighborhood puts young people at risk. On Tuesday, September 24, the Foundation will release...

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U.S. Census Poverty Report Highlights Need for Assistance Programs

AUDIO: Amelia Kegan, Legislative Director of Domestic Policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington D.C., Thursday, September 12, 2019) –  The government’s latest poverty report highlights the importance of federal assistance programs in helping people out of poverty. While the U.S. economy has improved the lives of millions...

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The National Association of Realtors® Names Ten Finalists for 2019 Good Neighbor Awards

AUDIO: Bahar Soomekh, Angel City Sports, Nourmand & Associates
  (Washington D.C., Wednesday, September 11, 2019) – The National Association of Realtors® is honoring 10 Realtors® who have made life changing impacts in their communities through extraordinary volunteer service. These Realtors® are finalists for...

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This Year, Nearly 175,000 US Men will be told they have Prostate Cancer

AUDIO: Dr. Scott Eggener, Co-Director of the University of Chicago Medicine High-Risk and Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic
(Linthicum, MD, Tuesday, September 10, 2019) – Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men, both in the United States and worldwide. In 2019, nearly 175,000 US men will be told they have...

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