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Wrc Receives $15000 Grant From Scranton Area Community Foundation
Foundation: Scranton Area Community Foundation
WRC receives $15,000 grant from Scranton Area Community Foundation.WRC will use the money to help build a new center in the city's downtown area.The center will also use the funds to help raise money...more
Foundation: Scranton Area Community Foundation
WRC receives $15,000 grant from Scranton Area Community Foundation.WRC will use the money to help build a new center in the city's downtown area.The center will also use the funds to help raise money...more
Community Foundation Receives $5.4 Million Gift From Gatti Family 
Community Foundation receives $5.4 million gift from Gatti family.Community Foundation for Brevard calls gift a "transformative gift" to create the Walter J.J.Gatti Center for the Performing Arts.The...more
Community Foundation receives $5.4 million gift from Gatti family.Community Foundation for Brevard calls gift a "transformative gift" to create the Walter J.J.Gatti Center for the Performing Arts.The...more
Are Global Policies Doing Enough to Combat Arctic Climate Change? 
As the Earth's northernmost region, it is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.Without urgent action to slash greenhouse gas emissions, the world will continue to feel the effects...more
As the Earth's northernmost region, it is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.Without urgent action to slash greenhouse gas emissions, the world will continue to feel the effects...more
Bridgton Public Library Plans to Host 'Nonprofit Learning Community' 
Bridgton Public Library plans to start a "nonprofit learning community" The group would be a connection between local nonprofits and the library.The library serves as a meeting place, along with...more
Bridgton Public Library plans to start a "nonprofit learning community" The group would be a connection between local nonprofits and the library.The library serves as a meeting place, along with...more
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Getting Out and Staying Out, co-founded by Tony Smith of the VSA Consulting Group, works to reduce recidivism rate among men at Rikers Island, New York City. The recidivism rate significantly dropped from 60-plus percent to under 20 percent, with more than a thousand men over a span of eight years.