PRWeb: Society Social Services http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Society Social Services from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com YAI/NIPD Board of Trustees Elects Eliot Green Chair and Sheldon Kwiat Vice Chair http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2650264.htm The YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities (YAI/NIPD) Board of Trustees has elected Eliot P. Green, a Partner at the law firm of Loeb & Loeb LLP, as Chair, and Sheldon Kwiat, President of the diamond jewelry firm bearing his family name, as Vice Chair. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2009)

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]]> Heineken USA's Heineken with a Heart Benefits Food Bank for Westchester http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2647084.htm The Food Bank for Westchester recently received more than $13,000 in donations from business leaders, local personalities and neighbors through the Heineken with a Heart fundraiser, which took place at the Ritz Carlton Westchester. All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank in its mission to lead, engage and educate Westchester County in creating a hunger-free environment. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2009)

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]]> Calls to Problem Gambling HelpLine Continue to Increase http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2646494.htm The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) has operated the statewide problem gambling helpline in Florida for the past 21 years. Fiscal year 2008/2009 statistics showed significant increases in statewide problem gambling. The FCCG received 13,998 contacts to its 24-Hour, toll free, problem gambling HelpLine, 888-ADMIT-IT, during this period, with over 4,400 of those requests for help and information. This represents a 5% increase in contacts in the past year and a 19% increase over the past two years. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> Direct Technology Innovations Offers National Association of Blind Merchants the Unique Xanboo Monitoring System to Help Combat Shrinkage http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2641874.htm Direct Technology Innovations will offer NABM merchants the Xanboo monitoring system at cost. This state of the art monitoring systems helps reduce employee and shopper theft. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> Free Choice Launches Website in Japan to Lobby with Tokyo on Japanese Health Care Issues http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2642944.htm Founded by American expatriate Ronald Kessler, the Free Choice Foundation is a newly established grassroots organization whose core strategy is to guarantee foreigners living in Japan the freedom to choose the type of healthcare that best meets their needs. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> The Allstate Foundation Lets Public Decide Winner of $100,000 Grant - Four National Non-Profits Compete for Grand Prize http://www.prweb.com/releases/Allstate_Foundation/ClicktoEmpower/prweb2644244.htm The Allstate Foundation is inviting the public to cast its vote for the recipient of a $100,000 grant through the ClickToEmpower campaign on www.ClicktoEmpower.org. Participating organizations are Charity Cars, Family Justice Center Alliance, Safe Horizon and the YWCA. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2009)

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]]> Preservation Project of Jewish Cemetery in Nizhyn, Ukraine Completed Thanks to Special Funding from Mouli Cohen http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2647124.htm Philanthropist Mouli Cohen and his wife Stacy Cohen have provided support for the important Jewish cemetery in Nizhyn which contains the tomb of the the Hasidic master, the second Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Dovber Schneuri. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2009)

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]]> NACA's Save the Dream Tour Travels the Nation to Offer Same Day Solutions for Homeowners with Unaffordable Mortgages http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2637754.htm NACA brings "Save the Dream Tour" to 10 cities beginning in Cleveland, Ohio, July 17-20, 2009. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2009)

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]]> Odessa's Jewish Orphanage Expands Thanks to US Philanthropist Mouli Cohen http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2632474.htm Launched ten years ago by the local Jewish community, an orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, has experienced growth and success in recent months thanks to donations by Israeli-born US entrepreneur and philanthropist Mouli Cohen and his wife Stacy Cohen. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2009)

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]]> Everything Will be Alright, Stories From the Heart of Poverty http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2626044.htm "Everything Will Be All Right" is the raw testimony of a heartbreaking, hardscrabble childhood, by author Douglas Wallace (http://www.dougwallace.net/). Wallace paints an unforgettable portrait of a child determined to free himself from the cycle of poverty that had strangled his family for generations. With a genuine voice and a keen eye on the class divide in America, the author unflinchingly reveals the painful experience of class prejudice and life on the fringes of society. (PRWeb Jul 11, 2009)

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]]> World Population Day 2009 http://www.prweb.com/releases/UNFPA/WorldPopulation_Day/prweb2626024.htm Investing in women and girls: cost-effective and smart economics, says UNFPA (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> The Beacon Hotel in South Beach Provides a 25% Discount to Facebook Users http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2620764.htm The Beacon Hotel proudly announces the launch of the Facebook Fan Special Offer which provides Facebook Users with a 25% discount on their entire stay bookable through hotel’s web site. The Beacon Hotel is the first amongst South Beach Hotels (www.mybeaconhotel.com) to launch this type of aggressive offer aimed at increasing the reach of their social media community. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> SNV Establishes International Advisory Board http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2622084.htm SNV Netherlands Development Organisation today announced the formation of its new International Advisory Board. The Board's members include social, political and academic leaders from around the world. Each member has professed a keen interest in engaging with SNV to promote its mission to achieve poverty reduction through local capacity building and the promotion of good governance. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> New Book Guides Nonprofits Through Seven Make-It or Break-It Points http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2605134.htm "Seven Turning Points" identifies pivotal junctures at which nonprofits must reassess the way they operate and make fundamental changes or risk decline. Each chapter describes symptoms and challenges and offers leaders usable advice on what they can do to move their organization to a new level of effectiveness, impact, and sustainability. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009)

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]]> Internet Child Pornography Topic of New Novel http://www.prweb.com/releases/Anyones_Child/New_Books_Fiction/prweb2587134.htm The author hopes Anyone's Child will raise awareness of the issue of child abduction and sexual exploitation by exposing the taboo topic in a gentle, yet provocative way. With emphasis on the US and Canada, as opposed to "third world countries," readers, Roberts says, "cannot walk away without becoming aware that this problem exists right in their own backyards." (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> Coalition Supports Quinn's Veto Pledge http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2599074.htm No vacation for lawmakers until they pass 12-month budget that is morally and fiscally responsible, group says. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> Special Needs Families in Houston, TX Now Have a Remarkable New Resource http://www.prweb.com/releases/SpecialNeedsFamilies/HoustonArea/prweb2594464.htm BellasHouseCN.org, a community news and information portal for families' with children who have special needs in and around the Houston area, has been launched. Now, online resources such as a provider listing, local event listings, classifieds, articles, and forum are all available to Special Needs families in the Houston metro area. Additionally, a monthly magazine will be available free of charge and will contain an event calendar as well as articles & information pertinent to Special Needs families in the area. Our goal is to build a community of support and information so that the effect that special needs children have on families is more inclusive than isolating. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> New Book Gives Nonprofits a Proven Approach to Managing Leadership Turnovers http://www.prweb.com/releases/nonprofit/07/prweb2601034.htm Leadership transitions are stressful and time-consuming for any organization. On the other hand, an executive turnover offers unique opportunities for renewal and fresh thinking. Managing Executive Transitions, Tim Wolfred’s new book, gives nonprofits a proven process that enables them to handle this major event in a way that prevents problems and seizes opportunities for positive change and greater mission impact. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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]]> NonProfit National Resource Directory Sponsors "Planning for the Unimaginable: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response" Teleseminar http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2588404.htm The murder of a security guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC is just one of a number of emergencies that have taken place at schools and nonprofit organizations. Events over the past year (both man-made and natural) have reinforced the need for nonprofit organizations and public institutions to review their own disaster response plans as well as their ability to serve constituencies in times of crisis. Join expert Howard S. Feinberg of HSF Associates LLC for a substantive presentation on planning for the unimaginable."Planning for the Unimaginable: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response" will be offered as a telephone seminar on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Noon (eastern). The teleseminar is sponsored by the NonProfit National Resource Directory (http://www.nonprofitnationalresourcedirectory.com) (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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]]> Food Bank for Westchester Celebrates Hunger Heroes - Non-profit receives $70,000 grant from Westchester Community Foundation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2588864.htm The Food Bank for Westchester recently hosted its Fourth Annual Hunger Heroes Awards Breakfast to honor individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly toward the alleviation of hunger in Westchester. Judy Matson and Debbie McCarthy served as event co-chairs, and Tony Aiello, Westchester CBS-TV news reporter, served as emcee for the event.Catherine Marsh, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, was the guest speaker, and on behalf of Westchester Community Foundation, she presented a grant for $70,000 to the Food Bank. The grant is one of the largest the Hartsdale-based foundation has given. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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]]> Dress For Success Philadelphia to Host Diamonds and Denim Summerfest at the Water Works Landmark -- Zales Donates Over $30K in Diamonds http://www.prweb.com/releases/Dress_for_Success/Diamonds_and_Denim/prweb2592764.htm Not-for-profit promotes economic independence for disadvantaged women (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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]]> National Futures Association Launches Redesigned Website http://www.prweb.com/releases/NFA/Futures_Markets/prweb2590854.htm National Futures Association (NFA) announced today the launch of its redesigned website, www.nfa.futures.org]. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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]]> Agilex Technologies to Present the Architectural Overview at the Inaugural CONNECT User Conference http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2585554.htm Agilex' Les Westberg selected to present at CONNECT Seminar '09 (PRWeb Jun 29, 2009)

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]]> National Homelessness Advocacy Groups Release "Foreclosure to Homelessness" http://www.prweb.com/releases/End_Homelessness/Foreclosure/prweb2581984.htm Report indicates that foreclosure has affected homelessness; primary reasons for homelessness, however, remain consistent through recession. (PRWeb Jun 27, 2009)

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]]> Budget Cuts Endanger Nearly 10,000 Illinoisans Served by Lutheran Social Services of Illinois http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2578514.htm 225,000 Lutherans mobilized in support of tax increase (PRWeb Jun 26, 2009)

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]]> LeadsOnline Awards Scholarships to Families of Law Enforcement Officers http://www.prweb.com/releases/Scholarships/Online_Investigations/prweb2580514.htm Nation's largest online investigation system awards inaugural scholarships designed to help future community leaders with tuition costs. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2009)

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]]> Fast Solutions for Hard Hit Charities http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2568324.htm Two new websites make electronic donations fast, fun, easy and free for all 1.8 millions charities in the United States. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2009)

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]]> Good News About Open Adoption Records http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2568804.htm Open adoption records may be coming to a place near you. OmniTrace, The People Search Experts, announced the opening of Colorado adoption records and pending legislation for open California adoption records and New York adoption records. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2009)

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]]> Tribute Published by 21 Rio Apartments in Austin, Texas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2570554.htm UltimateTributes.com memorializes construction workers (PRWeb Jun 25, 2009)

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]]> Loan Modification Con Artists Days Are Numbered - Florida Company Helps Protect Consumers http://www.prweb.com/releases/loan/modification/prweb2562504.htm Debt Consolidation Connection, a non-profit consumer credit counseling agency and consumer advocate who helps individuals find ways to manage their debt problems, has developed a free guide that will hep consumers avoid being ripped off by companies claiming to be able to help them with a loan modification application. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009)

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]]> Rand Study Supports Evidence-Based Subconscious Restructuring Process for PTSD http://www.prweb.com/releases/life-coach/ptsd-depression/prweb2564184.htm The only evidence-based program process in mental health uniformly complies with an extensive Rand Study on PTSD in the Military (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009)

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]]> The United Nations Foundation Joins White House Initiative to Encourage Public Service http://www.prweb.com/releases/United-Nations-Foundation/United-We-Serve/prweb2568364.htm The UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign will host a DC event on June 23rd (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009)

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]]> City of Bellingham and Ellen Murphy Reach Mediated Agreement http://www.prweb.com/releases/WDRC/Ellen_Murphy_Bellingham/prweb2573054.htm Upon request of the parties, the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center is pleased to announce that the City of Bellingham and Ellen Murphy successfully mediated a pending dispute. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2009)

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]]> Eva's Village, the Paterson, New Jersey Anti-Poverty Charity, Looks for Popular Support to Help the Poor in a Troubled Economy http://www.prweb.com/releases/homeless-shelter/new-jersey/prweb2562774.htm Eva's Village (http://www.EvasVillage.org), a comprehensive New Jersey anti-poverty charity, creates a FUN WALK/RUN called Journey of Hope to help the poor -- Eva's Village, Paterson, New Jersey, seeks additional funding to meet the increasing need. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009)

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]]> Premium Latex Condom Donation by IBI Synergy, Inc. Are You Looking For a Few Good Latex Condoms? http://www.prweb.com/releases/condom_donation/premium_condom/prweb2557824.htm Due to an overstock in Premium Brand Nonoxyl-9 (N-9) latex clear and color condoms, IBI Synergy, Inc. is looking for organizations/individuals that are interested in receiving a donation of up to 800 cases of Premium latex condoms. Each case contains 1,000 condoms with the minimum donation being two cases. (PRWeb Jun 22, 2009)

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]]> Original Beans, Fine-Quality Chocolate Maker, Partners with Wheels4Life to Bring Bikes to the Congo http://www.prweb.com/releases/Congo_Sustainable_Farming/Premium_Chocolate/prweb2556344.htm Original Beans, a chocolate company that blends production of premium chocolate with restoration of some of the world's most ecologically threatened regions, has announced a partnership with the non-profit foundation, Wheels4Life. (PRWeb Jun 20, 2009)

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]]> Habitat for Humanity & Valpak Offer Rucker Family New Beginning http://www.prweb.com/releases/Habitat_for_Humanity/Valpak_Direct_Marketing/prweb2557174.htm St. Petersburg house is Valpak's seventh sponsored home (PRWeb Jun 20, 2009)

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]]> FramesDirect.com Founder Inspired by American Idol Contestant's Foundation http://www.prweb.com/releases/framesdirect/sophiasheartfoundation/prweb2543844.htm Chairman Coordinates Donations to Danny Gokey's Sophia's Heart Foundation (PRWeb Jun 18, 2009)

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]]> The Jenzabar Foundation Recognizes FORGE as the Inaugural Winner of the Social Media Leadership Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/The_Jenzabar_Foundation/FORGE/prweb2546574.htm The Organization Received a $3,000 grant from the Foundation to Continue Advancing it's Cause through Social Media (PRWeb Jun 18, 2009)

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]]> "Stock Shock" Just Released -- Blockbuster Movie About Sirius XM Exposes Wall St. Corruption and Inept Regulation http://www.prweb.com/releases/stock/shockthemovie/prweb2537744.htm "STOCK SHOCK" is the movie sending shock-waves through America's financial centers, exposing the dark underbelly of America's worst stock market sharks, laying out the sordid financial schemes that led to America's economic collapse in early 2009. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2009)

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