With the U.S. poverty rate at its highest in 50 years, we must focus on new and innovative ideas to build healthy, resilient and sustainable communities. The ground-breaking book Investing in What Works for America’s Communities Off-site presents...
Beaumont, TX — The Beaumont Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Excellence in Education Awards as part of its ongoing commitment to support education. The Awards were created to celebrate and recognize superior contributions...
Fort Worth, Texas - Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail presented its first-ever “Junior Achievement Impact Award” to The Miles Foundation on November 13, 2013. Junior Achievement (“JA”), is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating...
OKLAHOMA CITY - There has been a significant increase in the foster care population, and the Department of Human Services commissioned a study to try to figure out why. DHS was alarmed after a period of steady decline in the foster care...
Phoenix, Arizona - University of Arizona researchers have been awarded a $200,000 two-year seed grant by the Flinn Foundation through its Promoting Translational Research in Precision Medicine grants program to find out how a virus that flies...
San Angelo, Texas - Last week, the San Angelo Health Foundation announced grant Awards totaling $1,269,788. Six area non-profit organizations were selected to receive project funding:
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley $1...
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More Texas children with severe mental health needs receive mental health care in a juvenile detention facility, a school special education program, foster care, or when a parent relinquishes custody to the Texas...
April 16, 2014
Presentation
Toward a Common Good: Maximizing Economic Opportunity, Access to Education, and the Contributions of New Americans in Texas
Fort Smith, Ark. —On Monday, The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith breaks ground on a brand new $15.5 million facility for the visual arts program. The new facility will house graphic design laboratories, space for photography, painting,...
The 2014 Mid-year Meeting session focused on the legalization of marijuana is the topic of this Grantmakers in Health blog, authored by Philanthropy Southwest Consultant Christie McElhinney.